>>I agree with you that boolean values should be treated as boolean and not as numbers, wherever and wenever possible.
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>My view is that boolean values should be treated as boolean and not as numbers, ALWAYS.
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>There are NO instances where booleans should be used as numbers, despite the fact that C/C++ allows it, there should always be an explicit conversion. It might lead to slightly smaller code, but usually its far less readable & maintainable.

I agree. But since C++ doesn't enforce it and programmers are humans... :)

Vlad