We've come a long way...

I just stumbled over this code deep down in ACE -- a C++ library/framework that prides itself on its portability:

ACE_OS::sprintf (date_and_time,
ACE_LIB_TEXT ("%3s %3s %2d %04d %02d:%02d:%02d.%06d"),
day_of_week_name[local.wDayOfWeek],
month_name[local.wMonth - 1],
(int) local.wDay,
(int) local.wYear,
(int) local.wHour,
(int) local.wMinute,
(int) local.wSecond,
(int) (local.wMilliseconds * 1000));
return &date_and_time[15 + (return_pointer_to_first_digit != 0)];

A word of explanation. For a long time the ACE community didn't believe in bool, so "return_pointer_to_first_digit" is a bool-like substance that when equal to zero means false. Thus (return_pointer_to_first_digit != 0) converts the pseudobool to a genuine bool.

Question: What value does *your* favorite C++ compiler use to represent true?

Dale