Should I use return/continue statement instead of if-else?

Question

In C, C++ and C# when using a condition inside a function or loop statement it\'s possible to use a continue or return statement as early as possible and g

Answer 1

It depends a little on how long the branches are. The use of return/continue that you describe is good if the initial if check is short, and the body is long. If both if and else parts are long, I would extract them to separate functions.

I recommend reading Code Complete, it discusses things like this a lot.