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Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] sha1_name: avoid Yoda conditions

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Apr 30, 2013, 23:07 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
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> Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Yoda speaks in reverse "Stopped they must be; on this all depends".
>> "if (0 < len)" says "if zero is less than len", which is in reverse,
>> as reverse as "if 1.50 is taller than you". It's all reversed: "if you
>> are taller than 1.50", "if len is greater than zero", "They must be
>> stopped; all depends on this".
>>
>> I don't understand what is not clear.
>
> I never said anything is "not clear", did I [*1*]?
Ahh, OK.

Earlier I did not see the link between "Yoda" and "const op var" that is "speak in reverse". So I did say "not clear" or an equivalent of it, and you clarified it with "reverse" here.

Thanks.
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Message 13 of 22 in “New @ shortcut for HEAD”
  1. 0/6 New @ shortcut for HEADFelipe Contreras, Apr 30, 2013
  2. 1/6 sha1_name: remove no-opFelipe Contreras, Apr 30, 2013
  3. 2/6 sha1_name: remove unnecessary bracesFelipe Contreras, Apr 30, 2013
  4. 3/6 sha1_name: avoid Yoda conditionsFelipe Contreras, Apr 30, 2013
  5. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2013
  6. Felipe ContrerasApr 30, 2013
  7. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2013
  8. Felipe ContrerasApr 30, 2013
  9. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2013
  10. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2013
  11. Felipe ContrerasApr 30, 2013
  12. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2013
  13. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2013
  14. 4/6 sha1_name: refactor reinterpret()Felipe Contreras, Apr 30, 2013
  15. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2013
  16. 5/6 Add new @ shortcut for HEADFelipe Contreras, Apr 30, 2013
  17. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2013
  18. Duy NguyenMay 1, 2013
  19. Felipe ContrerasMay 2, 2013
  20. Junio C HamanoMay 2, 2013
  21. 6/6 sha1_name: allow @@{u} to workFelipe Contreras, Apr 30, 2013
  22. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2013

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