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💡 Newskategorie: Programmierung
🔗 Quelle: dev.to
Boolean is a pretty cool data type which we often use in our conditionals.
The blog explains how they should be named properly for the sake of clean coding practices in our codebase.
Positive over Negative
Banish the confusion of double negatives! Instead of drowning in a sea of "not," embrace clarity.
❌ if (!isNotUser)
✅ if (isUser)
Adjectives, Not Actions
Break free from mundane verbs and nouns! Elevate your boolean game with descriptive adjectives or short, snappy phrases.
❌ if (sendEmail)
✅ if (emailIsSent)
Present Tense
Time-traveling through tenses adds unnecessary noise. Stick to the present tense for clean, coherent code.
❌ if (hasBeenSubscribed)
✅ if (isSubscribe)
Proper use of Prefix
Boost readability with prefixes like is/has/should/can. Your code will thank you later!
❌ if (membership)
✅ if (hasMembership)
Avoid confusing true/false - Employ Enums!
Wave goodbye to mysterious true/false values. Embrace the power of enums for self-documenting code.
❌ bookMeeting(customer, true)
❌ bookMeeting(customer, false)
✅ bookMeeting(customer, Discount.Applied)
✅ bookMeeting(customer, Discount.NotApplied)
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