Java By Comparison

Split Method with Boolean Parameters

class Logbook {

    static final Path CAPTAIN_LOG = Paths.get("/var/log/captain.log");
    static final Path CREW_LOG = Paths.get("/var/log/crew.log");

    void log(String message, boolean classified) throws IOException {
        if (classified) {
            writeMessage(message, CAPTAIN_LOG);
        } else {
            writeMessage(message, CREW_LOG);
        }
    }

    void writeMessage(String message, Path location) throws IOException {
        String entry = LocalDate.now() + " " + message;
        Files.write(location, Collections.singleton(entry),
                StandardCharsets.UTF_8, StandardOpenOption.APPEND);
    }
}

In general, a method should specialize on a single task only. Boolean method parameters show that a method does at ...