[DGD] Re: casting nil (another idea...)

[Par Winzell]

>> In fact, given my druthers, if (!foo) would not be true for zero foo's...

I'm saying the integer zero and the value nil do not really have that 
much in common. The simplest counter-argument for somebody who wanted to 
argue consistency would be, "Well, conditionals already treat zero and 
nil the same." In other words,

     if (nil)

is identical to

     if (0)

in the language. So that's a pretty argument that zero is a natural 
integer form of nil. And I'm saying I'd rather give the latter up than 
be forced to adopt the former.

It's not a strongly held opinion, though. I wouldn't dislike the change 
a lot. :)

Zell
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