[orthoxerox]

> ergonomics of not having an early return

I wonder who came up with this idea first. I find obvious early returns incredibly ergonomic.

[voidUpdate]

Wikipedia says that "guard clause" was a term invented by Kent Beck, but that the actual practice was used since at least the early 60s

[orthoxerox]

No, I meant the idea that guard clauses are antipatterns and your subroutine should have a single implicit return.

[voidUpdate]

Sorry, I misread. Need more coffee