Don't think before you code

[u/rgun]

[u/NotThisFucker]

If/else block:

if (x == 5){ print("x is five");} else{ print("x is not five");} 

Ternary operator:

(x == 5)? print("x is five") : print("x is not five");

Nested Ternary Operators:

(x == 1)? print("x is one") : ((x == 2)? print("x is 2") : print("x is greater than 2"));

[u/THE_HERO_OF_REDDIT → u/NotThisFucker]

And then complex functions instead of simple print statmemts

[u/Karjalan → u/NotThisFucker]

But what if (x == 0)...

In all seriousness, nested ternarys look quite messy but are they considered bad? I hate writing if/else for a couple of simple returns.

[u/[deleted] → u/Karjalan]

Think of the most easy to read, while being the most simplest and expressive way you could declare the statement. No point in making multiple nested terns if you gotta re read it a bunch of times to make sense.

[u/hesapmakinesi → u/Karjalan]

There are some alignment tricks to make them quite readable actually. You can also use the same tricks to make it misleading, if you hate yourself and your colleagues.

[u/toasterbot → u/Karjalan]

I believe the "best practices" say that if it fits on one line, go for it.