avoiding if statements

Question

I was thinking about object oriented design today, and I was wondering if you should avoid if statements. My thought is that in any case where you require an if statement you ca

Answer 1

I've been following the anti-if talk lately and it does sound like extreme / hyperbolic rhetoric to me. However I think there is truth in this statement: often the logic of an if statement can be more appropriately implemented via polymorphism. I think it is good to keep that in mind every time you right an if statement. That being said, I think the if statement is still a core logic structure, and it should not be feared or avoided as a tenet.