Why does Ruby treat only false and nil as falsy, unlike some other languages that treat 0 or empty strings as falsy?

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Ruby - Operators and Expressions

Why does Ruby treat only false and nil as falsy, unlike some other languages that treat 0 or empty strings as falsy?

ABecause 0 and empty strings are considered errors in Ruby

BTo simplify conditional checks and avoid unexpected false negatives

CRuby does not have a concept of truthy or falsy values

DTo make all objects behave identically in conditionals

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand Ruby's design choice
Ruby treats only false and nil as falsy to keep conditionals simple and predictable.
Step 2: Compare with other languages
Other languages treat 0 or empty strings as falsy, which can cause unexpected behavior. Ruby avoids this to reduce bugs.
Final Answer:
To simplify conditional checks and avoid unexpected false negatives -> Option B
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