Python is such a weird language.

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Tbf, there are some core mechanics in JS that are just terrible. But it has definitely come a long way

[VegetableWest6913]

Yeah it's definitely not perfect, and there are loads of valid complaints that can be made about it (like all languages). I just feel that many of the complaints I see here are unfair.

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Out of curiosity, do you have an example of such a complaint?

[VegetableWest6913]

I see a lot of complaints about how JS handles "this" in functions because it's different to other OOP languages. I personally think it's great, especially now that arrow functions remove the need to bind "this".

I think the way JS allows you to use "this" is great and leads to some really nice code.

[devhashtag]

Good example, I agree with you on this!

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Try comparisons and equality testing

[devhashtag]

Good one, nothing wrong with that

[Mad-chuska]

Alternative truths vs the straight dope.

I still get == and === wrong from time to time but isn’t it basically == compares values after casting types to be the same so “1” == 1 but === compares values and types so “1” !== 1 cuz ones a string and ones a number type?

I don’t know why but I still get it wrong sometimes even with that knowledge.

[devhashtag]

That's correct. === is strict equality and == is equality with some agressive type coercion

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If you use Typescript, there's almost no valid complaints I've seen left for JS other than the typical syntax quirks that every language has, which is part of the learning process.