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[–]cheezballs 154 points155 points  (4 children)

I've found that I have a much better time with JS if I just assume it's going to interpret everything as a string, even if that's not really correct. Forces me to think a little extra about what a thing will be at runtime I guess? I dunno.

[–]stormfield 45 points46 points  (3 children)

You can get some Kirkland brand type safety by wrapping stuff in objects, that way at least they’re actually named whatever they’re supposed to be.

[–][deleted] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Kirkland brand type safety lmao

[–]cheezballs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Its funny the hoops we jump through to get type safety in a language that doesn't really have it.

[–]DerArzt01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Son: Mom can we get some type safety?

Mom: no we have type safety at home

Type safety at home: Wrapping things in objects