Less lines of code doesn’t necessarily mean it is easy to understand for other developer to read. Making a code easy to read and understand is what every developer should aim for, and to me that is one of the better qualities of a good developer. I understand, we thrive…

if-else blocks are integral part of any programming language. They are also a great tool in a programmers repertoire. But often times I see those blocks being used where a simpler piece of code would suffice. The purpose of this post is not to improve the performance of those code blocks or claim that one is better than the other but rather to provide an alternative way to write the same code which at times could be more readable and concise.