My expectation from other programming languages is that (1:4)[3:5] and list(asdf = 4, qwerty = 5)$asdg should both raise exceptions. Instead, the firs ...
My expectation from other programming languages is that (1:4)[3:5] and list(asdf = 4, qwerty = 5)$asdg should both raise exceptions. Instead, the firs ...
If I want my switch(an_enum) statement to be reported when it misses an enum case, I can turn on the -Wswitch compiler flag (on gcc). It works nice ...
I know there are several SO questions on exit vs. return in bash scripts (e.g. here). On this topic, but different from existing questions, I believe ...
I have a function which returns an Array of String if some conditions are met. But I want to have the early return functionality in my function. Somet ...
I'm constantly (since years) wondering the most senseful way to implement the following (it's kind of paradoxic for me): Imagine a function: It's ...
What does the expression "Fail Early" mean, and under what circumstances is this approach most useful, and when would you avoid the approach? ...
Regarding data validation, I've heard that the options are to "fail fast, fail early" or "complete validation". The first approach fails on the very f ...