Everything about Boolean data type
Data having only values "true" or "false"
In computer science, the Boolean is a data type that has one of two possible values representing the two truth values of logic: true and false. It is named after George Boole, who first defined an algebraic system of logic in the mid-19th century. The Boolean data type is primarily associated with conditional statements, which allow different actions by changing control flow depending on whether a programmer-specified Boolean condition evaluates to true or false. It is a special case of a more general logical data type—logic does not always need to be Boolean. Wikipedia →
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Java software solutionsLewis, John, John E. Lewis Ph. D. · 1997
JavaScriptDavid Flanagan · 1996
Invitation to Computer ScienceG. Michael Schneider, Judith L. Gersting · 1995
Eloquent JavascriptMarijn Haverbeke · 2009
Code CompleteSteve McConnell · 1993
Automate the Boring Stuff with PythonAl Sweigart · 2015
An introduction to computer scienceJean-Paul Tremblay, Richard B. Bunt · 1979
Introduction to Computing Using PythonLjubomir Perkovic · 2011
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