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by mbatanian 4896 days ago
jugs = 1; if (have eggs) { jugs = 12; }

Get a dozen, not a dozen more.

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  cart.addJugs(1);
  if (haveEggs)
    cart.addJugs(12);
Now the cart has 13 jugs.
I'd say that "get a dozen" implies "jugs = 12" and not "jugs += 12". If you wanted to get a dozen more, you'd say "get a dozen more"
This is why we don't program in English.
And why it is so hard to write a good specification.
"get a dozen" implies "jugs += 12"