Using a generator function for a simple post query loop

query-loop-simple-generator.php

<?php

function get_latest_of_type( $post_type, $number ) {
	$args  = array(
		'post_type'      => $post_type,
		'posts_per_page' => min( 10, $number ),
		'no_found_rows'  => true,
	);
	$query = new WP_Query( $args );
	while ( $query->have_posts() ) {
		$query->the_post();
		yield $query->post;
	}

	wp_reset_query();
}
?>

<?php foreach ( get_latest_of_type( 'job', 5 ) as $post ): ?>
	<li>
		<h5><?php the_title() ?></h5>
		<div><?php the_excerpt(); ?></div>
	</li>
<?php endforeach; ?>