JS Truthiness

 '0' && ('0' == false)
// true

We’ll just have to agree to disagree, javascript.

Update: this is what I mean by “truthy” and “falsy”:

function truthy(x) { return !!x; };
function falsy(x) { return !x; };

This entry was posted by Sam Clearman on June 08, 2010 in wtfjs.

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