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Re:Google broke a conditional statement that verifies passwo... by GoblinSlayer on Friday July 23, 2021 @06:37AM (#27929180)
The code is correct if you hit yes() and no() correctly depending on three conditions. There are 8 possibilities in both cases and thus you need 8 tests in both cases. Shortcircuiting is optimization, it doesn't reduce complexity of the logic.
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Re:Google broke a conditional statement that verifies passwo... by thaumasiotes on Friday July 23, 2021 @04:21PM (#27935153)
That is a concern, but it's not one related to how many branches exist in the code.

"How did we get here?" and "Are we in the right place?" are distinct questions.

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