[Nix-dev] Re: Would having a toBool function be nice or insane ?

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi,

Marc Weber <marco-oweber at gmx.de> writes:

> What do you think about introducing a 
>
> lib.toBool = value : ! (value == false  || value == null || value == "")
>
> function?

Why not `(value == 0 || value == {} || value == [])' as well?

Overall, I find it clearer to not use this kind of thing as the
semantics may not be all that clear.

Thanks,
Ludo'.