[Year 12 IT Apps] Boolean?

[Robert Hind]

Please no! Boolean is True/False. 

Could use it for male/female if the effective question was "are you male?"

But of course that rules out transgender people as does the M/F dichotomy.

Please let us stick to "correct" usage of Boolean. 

Robert Hind
Retired
Ex Traralgon and Ashwood
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Christopher Jansen .
  To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List 
  Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 3:06 PM
  Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Boolean?


  I think you can use boolean as a data type to describe any field with just two options.. 

  I would say you can use it for male / female... It would make the database more efficient. 

   

  Thanks, 

  Chris

   

   

  From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Simone Tynan
  Sent: Friday, 7 November 2014 2:25 PM
  To: itapps at edulists.com.au
  Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] Boolean?

   

  Hi everyone.

   

  Is it safe to talk yet??

  I have told my students that boolean data type is ‘true/false’. We discussed how M or F (male or female) is text, not boolean.  

  The exam, question 5 has Travel-style or Business-style (T or B) as boolean. Have I taught my students incorrectly?

   

   

  With thanks,

   

   



   



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