Design and Architecture

private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    if (!IsPostBack)
    {
        // do work
        someControl.val = 1;
    }
}

private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    if (IsPostBack)
        return;

    // do work with no indents, and no "complex" logic to figure out
    someControl.val = 1;
}

public IIdentity Identity {
    get 
    {
	if (this._identities.Count > 0)
	     return this._identities[0];
	else 
             return null;
    }
}

public IIdentity Identity {
    get
    {
        if (this._identities.Count <= 0)
            return null;  // uninteresting case, get outta here!
        
        // real work - who needs an else anyway?
        return this._identities[0];
    }
}

#include <memory>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <restbed>

using namespace std;
using namespace restbed;

void get_method_handler( const shared_ptr< Session >& session )
{
    const auto request = session->get_request( );

    size_t content_length = 0;
    request->get_header( "Content-Length", content_length );

    session->fetch( content_length, [ ]( const shared_ptr< Session >& session,
                                         const Bytes& body )
    {
        fprintf( stdout, "%.*s\n", ( int ) body.size( ), body.data( ) );

        session->close( OK, "Hello, World!", { { "Content-Length", "13" } } );
    } );
}

int main( const int, const char** )
{
    auto resource = make_shared< Resource >( );
    resource->set_path( "/resource" );
    resource->set_method_handler( "GET", get_method_handler );

    auto settings = make_shared< Settings >( );
    settings->set_port( 1984 );
    settings->set_default_header( "Connection", "close" );

    Service service;
    service.publish( resource );
    service.start( settings );

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}