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# [It is an argument, not a trojan horse!](https://blog.medunes.net/it-is-an-argument-not-a-trojan-horse?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Let's talk about something cool: trojan horse parameters. This is how I call this fancy technique which many of us, developers, might have used (or still doing). Ok, so what is it? As a daily work, you face a problem, think about a solution and start...

Dec 17, 2020 · 5 min read · blog.medunes.net  
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[Ivan Nikulin](https://hashnode.com/@vansanblch)

[Jan 9, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/it-is-an-argument-not-a-trojan-horse/5fdab6b41485f22e24b30cee/comment/5ff9dc17aa5c467fe1558abf)

From my experience, the main problem with flag parameters is not that you have two I dependant logic in a function. The problem that such parameters "slightly" change behavior. For instance, a flag that tell to send an email with results. Or flag that require to skip (or run) validation. And so on.