Boolean is difficult

Sometimes you see the C# code like this:

if(isValid()) {
return true;
}
else {
return false;
}

or even "better":

return (isValid()? true : false);

I always wondered why not just write the code like this:

return isValid()

Is the reason is that some of the younger developers don't have any background in C, C++ or any languages where the conditional statements return int, not bool? It is psychologically difficult for them to accept Boolean as the first class citizen - data type. For them Boolean cannot be separated from the if statements or "?" operator. Am I correct? What is your opinion?

JavaFx installation

Oddly enough it did not prompt me to download and install JavaFx, it just showed me the small icon. When I clicked on the icon it prompted me to download the latest Java, and after 6 minutes (on high-speed connection) and two browser restarts I've got it up and running.

Fixing Outlook annoyancies

If a message comes as plain text, Outlook will use plain text format to reply to this message. As a result the signature gets messed up, etc. This article shows how to overcome this limitations. A simple macro can convert a received email from plain text to html:

Sub ConvertMessage()
Dim oMailItem As MailItem
Set oMailItem = Application.ActiveExplorer.Selection.Item(1)
oMailItem.BodyFormat = olFormatHTML
'oMailItem.HTMLBody = oMailItem.Body
oMailItem.Close (olSave)
Set oMailItem = Nothing
End Sub

I commented out one of the lines because it works better for me this way.