When I was a kiddo in programming, I remember those days when if statements was the go-to way to solve my problems in the code.
There are better approach in solving something. A little pinch of experience. A good hour of reading code, and a lot of practice; now it’s time for you to ditch the else.
Example:
public function hasName($name) { if(empty($name)){ return false; } else { return true; } }
Refactoring:
public function hasName($name) { if (!empty($name)) { return true } return false; }
As you can see no need for the else part. Now your code is less clunky and you are ready to shine !
Sum up: Remember, the else statement is not always necessary.