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Use the double negation syntax to check for truthiness of values. All values correspond to a boolean, irrespective of their type. irb(main):001:0> !!1234 => true irb(main):002:0> !!"Hello, world!" (irb):2: warning: string literal in condition => true irb(main):003:0> !...

You do not need to use double negation in if-else statements. if 'hello' puts 'hey!' else puts 'bye!' end The above code prints 'hey!' on the screen.