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"5" == 5 evaluating to true is only a problem if you don't understand how to do a strict comparison. It is conventional in PHP and JavaScript to use === unless

"5" == 5 evaluating to true is only a problem if you don't understand how to do a strict comparison. It is conventional in PHP and JavaScript to use === unless there is some reason not to.

antihero 5y ago
I guess one could argue that === should be ==, and the original == shouldn't exist.
- vehemenz 5y ago
  Sure. While we're at it, variable assignment should not be "=" in the first place.
Etheryte 5y ago
The article you're commenting on isn't about Javascript nor PHP though.