Anti-IF Ranks

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IF-Skeptic (Supporter)

Begin your Anti-IF journey by expressing support and exploring the foundational principles. Ideal for enthusiasts eager to dip their toes into the world of condition-free programming.

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Conditional Commander

Elevate your skills by diving deeper into Anti-IF strategies. Command your codebase with increased proficiency and navigate the complexities of real-world applications.

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Boolean Sovereign

Reign supreme in the realm of Anti-IF programming. As a Boolean Sovereign, you've achieved mastery, showcasing unparalleled expertise and leading the charge against the rise of the Code Monsters.

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Embark on a journey to combat poor programming practices with us. As you delve deeper into the world of Anti-IF, ascend the ranks and showcase your commitment. Each rank signifies a deeper understanding and dedication to ushering in a new era of efficient and elegant coding.

Rank #1 IF-Skeptic (Supporter)

Begin your Anti-IF journey by expressing support and exploring the foundational principles—ideal for enthusiasts eager to dip their toes into the world of condition-free programming.

How to Achieve: Proudly display the Anti-IF badge on your website.

What It Signifies: Your initiation into the world of Anti-IF. With this badge, you've taken the first step in supporting the movement and setting out to refine your programming practices.

Add Your Name to the List of Supporters: Send us an email (support@antiifprogramming.com) indicating the site where you've published the banner to let us know that you've become an IF-Skeptic, and your name will appear on the List of Supporters. Get the banner.

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Rank #2 Conditional Commander

Elevate your skills by diving deeper into Anti-IF strategies. Command your codebase with increased proficiency and navigate the complexities of real-world applications.

Prerequisite: Completion of the Anti-IF Programming Workshop.

How to Achieve: Using the knowledge acquired from the workshop, write and publish an article illustrating the transformation of "bad ifs" into robust software designs. Ensure your article cites and links back to the Anti-IF official website.

What It Signifies: As a Commander, you've embraced the Anti-IF philosophy and actively promoted it, helping to enlighten the broader tech community.

Rank #3 Boolean Sovereign

Reign supreme in the realm of Anti-IF programming. As a Boolean Sovereign, you've achieved mastery, showcasing unparalleled expertise and leading the charge against the rise of the Code Monsters.

Prerequisite: Participation in the Anti-IF Programming Workshop and completing at least one Anti-IF Labs.

How to Achieve: Beyond formal learning, actively engage within our Anti-IF community. Answer queries, share invaluable insights, and mentor newcomers. Achieve a notable 'reputation' or 'points' threshold to highlight your unwavering commitment.

What It Signifies: The epitome of the Anti-IF movement. Having assimilated profound knowledge from our workshop and labs, you stand tall, serving as an anchor and beacon for our burgeoning community.

Join the Ranks

Are you prepared to ascend the ranks? Begin with our Anti-IF Programming Workshop and dive deep into the revolutionary world of condition-free programming. Stand firm against the Code Monsters and pave the way for a more brilliant coding future.

Less IFs, more power

Faq

Originated by Francesco Cirillo in 2007, the Anti-IF Programming approach has transformed how many perceive IFs and conditionals in software design. At the heart of software design lies a simple yet potentially dangerous tool: the conditional 'IF' statement. Undeniably foundational, its use to handle changes in a growth context, dubbed the "IF Strategy", can be a silent saboteur, complicating code and tangling logic. The IF Strategy can lead to debugging problems, never-delivered user stories, technical debt, entangled design, frictions in the team and other inefficiencies. In essence, the IF Strategy can escalate costs and delay software delivery times while degrading internal quality.

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