[jboss-dev] Weird boolean expressions

Every now and then I'll see a commit go by with code looking like this: if (some.methodCall().foo() == false) or boolean something = Foo.bar() ? true : false What is the point of these silly redundant expressions? This is beyond code style and into the realm of superstition or something. We are all professional programmers, and should have a thorough understanding of boolean expressions at this point. Java is the common language that we all speak - I don't think we need to dumb it down to this degree. Everyone has their own preferences when it comes to formatting, arrangement, even some coding techniques or patterns, but this is a bit silly, wouldn't you say? - DML