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### Coding Conventions ### ### Coding Conventions ###
- The 'return' statement should only be used when it's control-flow properties - The 'return' statement should only be used when it's control-flow properties
are required. Use a procedures implicit 'result' variable instead. Using the are required. Use a procedures implicit 'result' variable instead. This improves
implicit result variables allows both the Nimrod compiler and its various readably.
backends to perform special optimizations
- Prefer to return `[]` and `""` instead of `nil`, or throw an exception if that
is appropriate.
- Use a proc when possible, only using the more powerful facilities of macros,
templates, iterators, and converters when necessary.
- Use the 'let' statement (not the var statement) when declaring variables - Use the 'let' statement (not the var statement) when declaring variables
that do not change within their scope. Using the let statement ensures that that do not change within their scope. Using the let statement ensures that