Top "Readability" questions

Readability is a subjective parameter used to measure an aspect of code quality.

Should java try blocks be scoped as tightly as possible?

I've been told that there is some overhead in using the Java try-catch mechanism. So, while it is necessary to …

java exception-handling readability
Using true and false as the expressions in a conditional operation

I'm maintaining some code and have found the following pattern a lot: var isMale = (row["Gender"].ToString() == "M") ? true : false; …

c# coding-style readability conditional-operator