• Denys Nykula@piefed.social
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    2 days ago

    Opposite, living in a house of cards is when you blindly trust data that comes from user. Regardless of the language. eqeqeq isn’t in the recommended linting presets because if you end up needing it, you’re probably already in big trouble because of insecure software design.

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        2 days ago

        Then where do you see the house of cards? What’s the practical difference between == and ===, when your app is type-checked and the inputs are safely parsed?

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          Because you don’t know whether you’ve actually type-checked everything and that your inputs are safely parsed. Part of defensive programming is to adopt multiple defences to prevent bad data from getting through, including avoiding ==.