I never understood that argument. If you can be sure the type is a collection (and this you always should) not list is so moch easier to read and understood than the length check.
Is it? Why introduce an additional conversion from not list means empty list that u have to hold in your head. I want to check length I check length I would argue is easyer to comprehend.
Compact does not mean easier to understand. They are different tests. The point is, do not make code less readable for speed unless speed matters. I am not going to argue which is more readable in any specific case. That is up to the developer.
I never understood that argument. If you can be sure the type is a collection (and this you always should)
not listis so moch easier to read and understood than the length check.Is it? Why introduce an additional conversion from not list means empty list that u have to hold in your head. I want to check length I check length I would argue is easyer to comprehend.
Compact does not mean easier to understand. They are different tests. The point is, do not make code less readable for speed unless speed matters. I am not going to argue which is more readable in any specific case. That is up to the developer.
How many elements in that list? Ah, it’s not list. It’s list, of course, we checked. But it’s not.