if thing_is_false would be better of course.
if thing_is_false
It depends on context of course, but in general I tend to disagree. Keeping booleans as the "positive" form seems to make things easier.
I really like to use unless for checking state and arguments at the beginning of methods:
(pseudocode)
unless has_coffee: throw UncaffeinatedDeveloperError()
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if thing_is_false
would be better of course.It depends on context of course, but in general I tend to disagree. Keeping booleans as the "positive" form seems to make things easier.
I really like to use unless for checking state and arguments at the beginning of methods:
(pseudocode)