Why cuddled elses? (brace style)

[merlinstardust]

For control statements, why do you prefer elses to be on the same line as the if ending brace? 16.2

Under 8.3 - wrapping parens, you state that wrapping parens shows clearly where the function starts and ends.

I think that having the else block start on the same line is less clear than if it starts on a separate line. This is especially the case if the code blocks are small. You might read the if and skip over else entirely.

Currently preferred - same line

if (test) {
  thing1();
} else {
  thing2();
}

vs
Separate lines

if (test) {
  thing1();
}
else {
  thing2();
}

[ljharb]

This is a subjective preference, but specifically, the else is part of the if - it's not a separate piece - so it shouldn't begin a new line.

In general, we follow One True Brace Style.