why some people do this:
if(false == $var) {prettyThigs();}
instead of this:
if($var == false) {prettyThigs();}
The second options is the one i most see and more natural for me to read.
Thanks!
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3Because they're really scared of missing an `=` and instead of checking the value of something, changing it. – TZHX Mar 01 '17 at 11:58
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2`if($var=false) {uglyThingsMayOccur();}` – YvesLeBorg Mar 01 '17 at 11:59
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1Its an old practice to avoid assignment error `if($var = false)` IDE is likely a better option. – Steve Mar 01 '17 at 11:59
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1[Yoda conditions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoda_conditions) – simon Mar 01 '17 at 11:59
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1@Steve there are circumstances where your only IDE is vim. – YvesLeBorg Mar 01 '17 at 12:00
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vim is a much better IDE, think if notepad is the IDE you get – bansi Mar 01 '17 at 12:04
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@simon Nice, i didn't know the name of this, Thank you. – redigaffi Mar 01 '17 at 12:04