Positive logic

I just read another great post on Daily WTF (“Boolean Illogic“). Question: Does validation occur when the status is valid?

if (statusIsNotValid.compareTo( Boolean.FALSE ) != 0) skipValidation = false;

Another great example why you should prefer positive logic.

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