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Whether or not the second example represents a syntactic improvement is more of a personal preference. Personally, I find the first example more readable when
by tallanvor 14y ago
Whether or not the second example represents a syntactic improvement is more of a personal preference. Personally, I find the first example more readable when quickly scanning code.
- jbrains 14y agoYes, but that's probably a matter of familiarity over clarity. This is a perfect time to use the irrationally-dreaded ternary operator. param = object.property.nil? ? default_value : object.property Verbose, although less so, but reveals intent almost perfectly. Would be better if the colon were "else" or "otherwise".