> > No, it's not. You should just try to write the most readable software > > you can instead of removing if statements because you can. > > Additional safety checks have also got an effect on source code readability, haven't they? Normally, tests only hurt readability if they cannot be false or cannot be true. Making a choice apparent when there really is a choice would seem to aid understanding. Program analysis tools can also potentially exploit this information, which you are so systmatically removing. julia -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html