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		unwind on May 6, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Clear is better than clever [pdf] I agree, but would go with: `return a < b ? -1 : a > b;` This does the right thing, but removes the nested tertiary which to me is a big win.

humblebee on May 6, 2019 [–]

What language? Those are different types.

unwind on May 6, 2019 | [–]

I assumed C, and both values are of type int so they match.

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