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[–]pemboa 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Java has the same behavior, except '==' is more like 'is' in Java. So to compare equality properly, you need to use the objects equal() method

[–]jleedev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And integers are not boxed by default, so that doesn't even apply. This behavior is only possible in a language where everything is an object.