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Comparing Elixir's Logical Operators: 'and/or' vs '&&/||'

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Comparing Elixir's Logical Operators: 'and/or' vs '&&/||'

Source: elixirstreams.com

This article explores the differences between Elixir's 'and/or' logical operators and '&&/||'. The author, German Velasco, explains that while these operators may seem similar, they function differently, particularly regarding truthiness and falsiness. The '&&/||' operators evaluate based on truthy and falsey values, while 'and/or' are strict with booleans, raising errors if non-boolean values are encountered on the left side. The article provides examples to illustrate when to use each pair of operators and highlights some common pitfalls.

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