Boolean algebra is extremely well-defined, and you will find it is possible to mathematically prove what is redundant and what is not.Originally Posted by Subsonics
Fortunately, writing code is a science, more than it is an art.
Boolean algebra is extremely well-defined, and you will find it is possible to mathematically prove what is redundant and what is not.
Fortunately, writing code is a science, more than it is an art.
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So what, C is not boolean algebra. What about descriptive variable and function names, or comments. Redundant?
Last edited by Subsonics; 05-06-2012 at 12:03 PM.
Hey man, you're the one defending the use of an extra comparison for purposes of styling. I'm all for descriptive names. Anything else would be wrong.
How I need a drink, alcoholic in nature, after the heavy lectures involving quantum mechanics.
Writing out "== true" does not result in a extra comparison. The comparison is made anyway but implicitly.
Yes, the if-statement obviously means checking if the expression equals true, if you then put "== true" in the expression, you're doing an extra comparison. The compiler might do away with your redundant comparison, but then we don't want to rely on the compiler to fix our mess now do we?
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how is any of this related to the OP's question?
