>SNIP
>>Peter,
>>Strongly agree. I too doesn't follow the 'one exit point' rule or even don't accept it as a rule but as pure preference.
>>From readability point I find it much easier to follow code that has 'early' returns :)
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>Hi Cetin,
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>I believe that a large part of the problem with this issue is that it used to be taught, in formal instruction, as a rule.
>Certainly in the days when GO TO was a common language command (i.e. COBOL, Basic) instructor would hammer home the "rule" but I believe it was mainly to get everyone to stop using GO TOs in their code. It seems people continued with the rule even after GO TO disappeared.
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>cheers
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>>Cetin

Hi Jim :)
Might be.
Cetin