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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 242 points 7 months ago (6 children)

the nihilist in me really wants to see texas attempt this.

confederates === domestic terrorists. lets act accordingly.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 32 points 7 months ago

the nihilist in me really wants to see texas attempt this.

Just to get rid of Abbot and Cruz it would be worth it.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 31 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Ah ha, I found a JS dev lmfao

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 18 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Normal languages: "does this equal that?"

JS: "does this REALLY equal that, or just 'equal' that?"

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 7 months ago

JS comparing a string and some random number: "ah, close enough probably"

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world -2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Beats having explicit null checks everywhere.

[–] Randelung@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

As opposed to null and undefined?

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No one checks those values explicitly.

if (str) checks if it's not null, undefined, or empty string.

Optional chaining like if (arr?.length) checks if list is undefined, null, or empty array.

Falsy and truthy comparators seem fucky in the beginning when coming from a strongly typed language. But they're very convenient when used properly.

[–] Randelung@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Monads exist, optional chaining has been around for ages, and implicit bool casts, too.

As you said, no one checks those values explicitly.

[–] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago

I doubt this whole display is anything more than a distraction from the impending elections but I'm going to keep saying it anyway:

Please remember there are sane, reasonable, nonconservative people living here without a good way out. We're not the enemy.

[–] andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 8 points 7 months ago

Might not be domestic for long. Plus I hear they've got oil! Not sure they've thought this through.

[–] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Not just confederates, it's the current MAGA "Republican" party. CPAC, Dallas, TX, Aug. 4-7, 2022:

The persecution fetish is bigger in Texas.