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Everything You !(Didn’t Want to Know About Logic OR Were Unafraid to Ask)

Running throughout our code, from high level language through machine code and right down to the very silicon it runs on, the basic building blocks of our world are the humble 'true' and 'false'. But how much do you really know about what are essentially the atoms of computing? In this talk aimed at new and experienced developers alike, Christopher will uncover the truth of the simple boolean, from its history and application in computer science to techniques for simplifying and clarifying your logic to make your code more understandable and efficient.

NB: I'll submit with 'I' instead of 'Christopher' but I prefer the third person for published text

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luijar commented Aug 29, 2018

Cool stuff.

Actually, I think it's more accurate to say the humble values 0 and 1 (since you go down to atoms)? True and False are already high- level userland stuff.
Would "Everything You !(Didn’t Want to Know About Logic OR Were Unafraid to Ask) about logic" make your title more descriptive to your audience? Maybe it's too long.

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choult commented Aug 29, 2018

@luijar I guess I want to talk about true and false, but I see what you're getting at.

And the title is a play on "Everything you always wanted to know about x but were afraid to ask" :)

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