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Re: [PATCH 2/2] removed else statement

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Oct 7, 2022, 18:35 UTC
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Victoria Dye <vdye@github.com> writes:
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> dsal3389 via GitGitGadget wrote:
>> From: dsal3389 <dsal3389@gmail.com>
>> 
>> there is no need for the else statement if we can do it more
>> elegantly with a signle if statement we no "else"
>
> Similar recommendations on the commit message as in the previous patch [1]:
>
> - title should be prefixed with 'git.c:'
> - title & message should use the imperative mood (e.g. "remove else
>   statement" instead of "removed else statement")
> - please fix typos
>     - s/there/There
>     - s/signle/single
>     - s/we/with(?)
Thanks for these.
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>> +	if (argc <= 0) {
>
> nit: argc is always >= 0 [2], so a more appropriate condition would be:
>
>     if (!argc)
>
> There are lots of examples of that '!argc' conditional in Git, but none of
> the 'argc <= 0' pattern, so it's probably best to match convention here.
Yes to this, too.
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Message 7 of 15 in “Minor Refactors: remove useless else”
  1. 0/2 Minor Refactors: remove useless elsedsal3389 via GitGitGadget, Oct 6, 2022
  2. 1/2 python file more pytonic, adjust "if" and "for"dsal3389 via GitGitGadget, Oct 6, 2022
  3. Victoria DyeOct 6, 2022
  4. Junio C HamanoOct 6, 2022
  5. 2/2 removed else statementdsal3389 via GitGitGadget, Oct 6, 2022
  6. Victoria DyeOct 6, 2022
  7. Junio C HamanoOct 7, 2022
  8. Junio C HamanoOct 6, 2022
  9. Junio C HamanoOct 6, 2022
  10. 0/2 git.c: improve readability | git-p4: minor optimizationDaniel Sonbolian via GitGitGadget, Oct 7, 2022
  11. 1/2 git-p4: minor optimization in read_pip_linesDaniel Sonbolian via GitGitGadget, Oct 7, 2022
  12. Phillip WoodOct 7, 2022
  13. Junio C HamanoOct 7, 2022
  14. 2/2 git.c: improve code readability in cmd_mainDaniel Sonbolian via GitGitGadget, Oct 7, 2022
  15. git.c: improve code readability in cmd_mainDaniel Sonbolian via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2022

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