> Almost all languages these days let programmers compare, e.g., integers and floats with the >= operator; heck, even C allows this. The implication that C is

> Almost all languages these days let programmers compare, e.g., integers and floats with the >= operator; heck, even C allows this. The implication that C is an especially strict language for type conversions is strange. C is actually one of the loosest languages for type conversions. It's even legal to do things like compare pointers to integers (though most compilers warn you)!