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Discussion: Weakly Typed, Strongly Puzzling

Explore the nuances of implicit type conversions in C++ through puzzle discussions. Understand how string literals convert to pointers and bool, how unary operators affect these values, and why certain seemingly odd behaviors occur in C++ code. This lesson helps you recognize compiler behaviors and encourages writing clearer, more maintainable C++ code by avoiding confusing implicit conversions.

Run the code

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C++ 17
#include <iostream>
int main()
{
std::cout << +!!"";
}

Understanding the output

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