<ul><li>The Return Early coding approach encourages developers to handle function exits early by returning results or throwing errors/exceptions as soon as possible.</li><li>This technique is derived from the "Fail fast" concept, aiming to quickly identify and address any reasons for failure within the system.</li><li>Return Early method conflicts with the Single Point of Entry/Single Point of Exit (SESE) approach, which suggests having only one return point at the end of a function.</li><li>Choosing between the Return Early and SESE approaches depends on the context, with a recommendation to combine both based on the requirements, such as using SESE for business logic and Return Early for other aspects.</li></ul>

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