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 clearer and more "elegant", specially if you name boolean variables correctly

• isWhatever
• hasWhatever
• etc

Something like

if (Page.IsPostback == true)

seems redundant to me