Don't add blank lines

I recently saw a social media post that said something like "Don't add blank lines within functions. They take up space and don't add anything".

I may have misremembered the exact wording, but that was the gist of it.

I like to add blank lines within my functions to create and add separation between logical blocks of code.

Whilst this doesn't add anything for a computer parsing and serving the code, or a CI pipeline performing checks, it makes the code easier for people to read and understand which, it my opinion, adds its own value - even if the functionality is the same.

- Oliver

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I'm an Acquia-certified Drupal Triple Expert with 17 years of experience, an open-source software maintainer and Drupal core contributor, public speaker, live streamer, and host of the Beyond Blocks podcast.