Two points... 1) One would have to make sure all the branches are accounted for during unit/integration tests. 2) The problem I am struggling with is the in

Two points... 1) One would have to make sure all the branches are accounted for during unit/integration tests. 2) The problem I am struggling with is the interviewers. So much of what I code I keep thinking about interviewers questioning it. "Why so many branches? Couldn't you have done this is in a more DRY manner? Couldn't you have done a better job at naming functions and variables so that so much commenting is not needed?". This thing we do is truly an art form that can more easily be picked apart than properly understood. Ultimately I think we need to be like MMA fighters... able to properly pick the correct response for the situation with no ideological preference... only results matter.