Write Clean Code Without a Bunch of If-Else Statements

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If-else statements are one of the fundamental things that everyone has learned when they first start their programming journey. Undoubtedly, it is a must-have and known feature in the programming world. However, when the number of conditions grows, it can make our code less readable, maintainable, and manageable. So, how can we overcome this situation while managing the readability factor and a larger number of conditional checks?

This is when design patterns come into the picture. There are more approaches to doing this, but, we will focus on two design patterns and how to use them to say goodbye to if-else conditions!

Those design patterns are;

• Factory Design Pattern
• Strategy Design Pattern

Before diving into these topics let’s look back and see why we need to replace if-else conditions.

Why Replace If-Else Statements?

• Readability: Long chains of if-else statements are difficult to read and understand.
• Maintainability: Adding or modifying conditions requires changes to the core logic, which can introduce bugs.
• Scalability: As the number of…