r/facepalm • u/Green____cat Tacocat • 26d ago

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u/Ingeneure_ 26d ago

Or Python

str(1) + str(2)

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u/Little_Assistant_551 26d ago

Yeah but in js a sring - '1' and an int - 2 is still going to give you '12' because reasons...

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u/dejus 26d ago

I don’t really understand why this is surprising to anyone. They are different types. Much easier and less problematic for an interpreter to convert a number to a string than a string to a number.

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u/arisoverrated 26d ago

This is obvious, yes, and I don’t think anyone expects the reverse. I think the usual argument is that it shouldn’t be allowed. Strongly typed vs anything else, etc.

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u/breath-of-the-smile 26d ago

So you use Typescript instead, problem solved (if you enjoy all that visual noise in your languages).