Re: equality operator question

Pascal J. Bourguignon wrote:

> You have a strange human language.  In the  human languages I speak,
> we usually say "If it is raining then we won't go outside." or "If it
> is sunny then let's eat ice cream.".

    if( a() == true )

rather reminds me of a human language sentence than

    if( a() )

does. Yes, I perceive it that way -- no apologies.

I prefer the latter form in programming, but I can understand why some 
people prefer the first.