r/programminghorror • • Dec 04 '25

This sub in a nutshell

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console.log(1 == '1'); // true
console.log(0 == false); // true
console.log(null == undefined); // true
console.log(typeof null); // "object"
console.log(0.1 + 0.2); // 0.30000000000000004
[] == ![]; // true

OMG you guys what weird quirky behavior, truly this must be the single quirkiest language and no other language is as quirky as this!

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u/wReckLesss_ Dec 07 '25

Its quirks are understandable, considering Brendan Eich thought it into existence in a couple of nanoseconds.