Code after a top-level return()
or stop()
can't be reached; typically
this is vestigial code left after refactoring or sandboxing code, which is
fine for exploration, but shouldn't ultimately be checked in. Comments
meant for posterity should be placed before the final return()
.
unreachable_code_linter()
best_practices, readability
linters for a complete list of linters available in lintr.