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[–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

=== is just == with extra steps

[–] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 22 points 10 months ago

It's actually the other way around. == has to perform type coercions as part of its equality algorithm, whereas === does not, so == has more steps.

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

It's to be REALLY sure