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Video Description
Programs need to make decisions! Learn how to write conditions that make your code intelligent and responsive.
What you'll learn:
- Basic if statements
- Comparison operators
- If/else for either/or logic
- Else if chains for multiple conditions
- Combining conditions with && (AND) and || (OR)
- The ternary operator (? :)
- Switch statements for multiple values
- Null checking and defensive programming
- Pattern matching in modern C#
- Writing readable conditions
Pro tips:
- Never write == true for booleans
- Extract complex conditions to methods
- Use early returns to avoid nesting
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Chapters
- 0:00 Making Decisions with If/Else
- 0:01 www.benday.com
- 0:26 Programs That Think
- 0:39 The Basic If Statement
- 0:49 Comparison Operators
- 1:20 If/Else - Two Paths
- 1:30 Multiple Conditions with Else If
- 1:39 Combining Conditions
- 1:52 The Ternary Operator
- 2:02 Switch Statements
- 2:12 Boolean Logic Truth Tables
- 2:47 Null Checking
- 2:57 Pattern Matching (Modern C#)
- 3:09 Common If/Else Mistakes
- 3:34 Writing Readable Conditions
- 4:08 Key Takeaways
- 4:35 Next: Loops
Video Info
- Duration: 4:52
- Published: October 14, 2025
