A good rule of thumb I follow for switch(bool) vs if {} else if {} else {} and restructuring:
switch(bool) if only one of the conditions can be true for any input, and there is a clear default case. Good example here is implementing compare/spaceship.
if {} else if {} else {} if there is overlap between the conditions and order matters. FizzBuzz says hello.
restructure the whole thing if order matters but there is no overlap. This particular case almost always indicates a function that does too much.
This also goes with readability: distinct cases make sense for switch(bool) and actually eliminate having to think about order of operations, if applied consistently like this. Small aside: this of course only applies for immediate(-ish) returns, not for complex behaviour within.
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A good rule of thumb I follow for
switch(bool)vsif {} else if {} else {}and restructuring:switch(bool)if only one of the conditions can be true for any input, and there is a clear default case. Good example here is implementing compare/spaceship.if {} else if {} else {}if there is overlap between the conditions and order matters. FizzBuzz says hello.This also goes with readability: distinct cases make sense for
switch(bool)and actually eliminate having to think about order of operations, if applied consistently like this. Small aside: this of course only applies for immediate(-ish) returns, not for complex behaviour within.