Lots of extra comments here: https://lobste.rs/s/z17zyg/structured_programming_how_write_proper https://lobste.rs/s/z17zyg/structured_programming_how_write_...

Lots of extra comments here: https://lobste.rs/s/z17zyg/structured_programming_how_write_proper https://lobste.rs/s/z17zyg/structured_programming_how_write_... Like several of the commenters there, I also think that early returns are actually a good pattern. (I also happen to think that throw and yield are perfectly fine. ) If you know that your method is never going to work out anyway today, abort immediately. Don't hang around!