Cat is alive

cat-is-alive.js

var catIsAlive = catOnMars.isAlive(); //very expensive operation to check if cat is alive on Mars, we don't want to perform it twice

reportCatStatus({ catIsAlive })

if (catIsAlive) {
  doOtherStuff();
}}


// below is for twitter discussion, ignore it if you don't know what is it about
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// another way

var alive = catOnMars.isAlive(); //very expensive operation to check if cat is alive on Mars, we don't want to perform it twice

reportCatStatus({ alive })

if (alive) {
  doStuff();
}}