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http://www.devsanon.com/rants/stupid-javascript/ http://www.devsanon.com/rants/stupid-javascript/ Until Javascript removes the stupid from it's language, it wi

• reificator 7y ago
  > http://www.devsanon.com/rants/stupid-javascript/ http://www.devsanon.com/rants/stupid-javascript/ > Until Javascript removes the stupid from it's language, it will remain an embarrassment to developers. Completely inexcusable. From that link: > > typeof NaN > > "number" > > NaN == NaN > > false > > Ok, so the type of Not a Number is a number? And it also does not equal itself? Oh, well. Let’s try equality with other stuff. Compliance with IEEE 754 is stupidity that is completely inexcusable? That NaN is non-reflexive is certainly irritating but a standards-compliant language is expected to adhere to that.
• mr_toad 7y ago
  Makes sense to me. 1/0 is not the same as 2/0, etc.