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Unless JavaScript is completely redesigned in the years to come to make this work as expected (and I seriously doubt it
I agree. Can't be redesigned. It needs to remain backward compatible, so this will always remain and function as it does.
What I am proposing is the same thing others have proposed when suggesting programming languages should eliminate NULL (now considered the Billion dollar mistake).
If we can write our software in a way that eliminates an entire class of bugs, why would we not choose to do so?
If NULL is considered the Billion dollar mistake, how much is this going to cost us?
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I agree. Can't be redesigned. It needs to remain backward compatible, so
thiswill always remain and function as it does.What I am proposing is the same thing others have proposed when suggesting programming languages should eliminate NULL (now considered the Billion dollar mistake).
If we can write our software in a way that eliminates an entire class of bugs, why would we not choose to do so?
If NULL is considered the Billion dollar mistake, how much is
thisgoing to cost us?