Which is clearer form: if(!value) or if(flag == value)?

Question

I understand this is a subjective question, so I apologize if it needs to be closed, but I feel like it comes up often enough for me to wonder if there is a general preferen

Answer 1

if (!value) is easier/faster to follow. Subjective as you said. As long as you are consistent, this is the main thing.

EDIT

One other point to add - omitting the true/false keywords should also (hopefully) force the coder to use better named variables. Bool variables should always indicate meaning or state purpose, such as:

if (MyWallet.IsEmpty)

There is no reason with the above to use == false or == true as it's redundant. The above is human readable immediately.

Far better than having to decipher:

if (MyWallet.EmptyStatus == true) or something ridiculous like this.