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		arbol 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cognitive load is what matters I can understand why else is sometimes not needed. JS linters will remove unnecessary else statements by default. https://eslint.org/docs/latest/rules/no-else-return#rule-det... But never using it is crazy.

awesome_dude 6 months ago [–]

In a similar vein to how I just responded to the other person, maybe eventually we'll abstract `else` away so that it's use is hidden, and the abstraction ensures that it's only being used where we all collectively decide it can/should be used.

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