Thanks for creating this node. I've often wondered if what I'm doing is the right thing. I tend to flip-flop between both methods based on the following criteria:

* If the routine has flow modifiers like goto or next, I use a single return statement.

* If the routine has no flow modifiers and has code duplication that aids readability, I use multiple return statements to keep each duplicated section independent (they can now be jettisoned on-demand).

* If the routine has flow modifiers and code duplication, I use multiple return statements with a debug print statement before every return (during development). I also suddenly turn religious and start praying.

Writing mostly baby Perl (see "Baby" Perl versus "Bad" Perl), though, means I don't really adhere to "coding standards".

~RecursionBane

In reply to Re: Control Flow - Multiple returns or nested conditionals by RecursionBane
in thread Control Flow - Multiple returns or nested conditionals by JediWizard

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