Are `break` and `continue` bad programming practices?
- by Mikhail
My boss keeps mentioning nonchalantly that bad programmers use break and continue in loops.
I use them all the time because they make sense; let me show you the inspiration:
function verify(object) {
if (object->value < 0) return false;
if (object->value > object->max_value) return false;
if (object->name == "") return false;
...
}
The point here is that first the function checks that the conditions are correct, then executes the actual functionality. IMO same applies with loops:
while (primary_condition) {
if (loop_count > 1000) break;
if (time_exect > 3600) break;
if (this->data == "undefined") continue;
if (this->skip == true) continue;
...
}
I think this makes it easier to read & debug; but I also don't see a downside.
Please comment.
