Overcomplicating a Simple Return

/* return value + 1; */ #if 0 return value + 1; #endif if (false) { return value + 1; } if constexpr (false) { return value + 1; }

A programming meme shows increasingly elaborate ways to write the same return statement, paired with progressively more enlightened brain imagery. The joke mocks programmers who overengineer a simple piece of code and treat unnecessary complexity as genius. EN: A programming meme shows increasingly elaborate ways to write the same return statement, paired with progressively more enlightened brain imagery. The joke mocks programmers who overengineer a simple piece of code and treat unnecessary complexity as genius.

• @ithueti / 3936 2021-03-24