We have the same behavior in PHP. I really dislike this syntax. It's unclear and you have to think too much in order to get what the developer meant.
Also, KISS ! It should be simple, and if you want a Boolean, simply cast it to a Boolean using the dedicated methods
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We have the same behavior in PHP. I really dislike this syntax.
It's unclear and you have to think too much in order to get what the developer meant.
Also, KISS ! It should be simple, and if you want a Boolean, simply cast it to a Boolean using the dedicated methods