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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

=== is just == with extra steps

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 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 1 points 9 months ago

It's to be REALLY sure