This just bugs the hell out of me, especially when I see it committed by someone who has been programming for "15 years" and is writing a book on how one ought to write code. 


  If BooleanReturningFunction() = True Then

    ' Execute some shite code which more than likely includes:

    Exit Sub

  End If

I'm not sure why, but I've never seen these same people write the following snippets, even though they are both exactly as redundantly ignorant as the first example. 

  If (integer_variable = 6) = True Then

    ' Execute some more shite code

  End If
or 

  If (BooleanReturningFunction() = True) = True Then

    ' Do the world a favor by getting a job at Starbuck's 

    ' instead of writing code, you assmole

  End If