From: Ron Jeffries <ronjeffries@...>
Date: 2002-03-20T09:01:10+09:00
Subject: Re: style choice

On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 08:16:01 -0500, Ron Jeffries <ronjeffries@REMOVEacm.org>
wrote:

>A style question for the community ... which of the following do you prefer, and
>why? Or, if you prefer some third version, what is it and why?
>  
>  def degree
>    return @degree if @degree > 0
>    @scopes.each { | field | @degree += field.length }
>    @degree
>  end
>  
>  def degree
>    @scopes.each { | field | @degree += field.length } if @degree == 0
>    @degree
>  end

And the winner seems to be an unlisted alternative with the if/end, by a fairly
wide margin.

Thanks!

Ronald E Jeffries
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