Control Flow

The control flow is the path of execution through a program.

Related concepts:  SequenceConditionalLoop

Closest Wikipedia entry:  Control flow

Misconceptions about Control Flow

28 documented Misconceptions

ConditionalIsSequence

If-else is equivalent to sequence of two ifs

DeferredReturn

A return statement in the middle of a function doesn't return immediately

IfIsLoop

The body of an if-statement executes repeatedly, as long as the condition holds

NoShortCircuit

and/or always evaluate both operands

OutsideInFunctionNesting

Nested function calls are invoked outside in

RecursiveFunctionNeedsIfElse

A recursive function needs to contain an if-else statement

RightToLeftChaining

Chained accesses are invoked from right to left