Returning multiple times can also reduce nesting, since you can add guard-like statements and return early. Take this contrived example: function foo(bar

Returning multiple times can also reduce nesting, since you can add guard-like statements and return early. Take this contrived example: function foo(bar) { var result, error; if(bar is null) { error = "{NameOf(bar)} is required"; result = null; } if(bar is not null) { ... Main function logic ... } return Tuple(result, error); } If you can return multiple times instead you'd be able to write: function foo(bar) { var result, error; if(bar is null) { return Tuple(null, "{NameOf(bar)} is required"); } ... Main function logic ... return Tuple(result, error); } Assume "Main function logic" has several of nest of its own (branching, loops, etc) it quickly gets difficult to read.