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julionc on June 29, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: JavaScript Is Weird

“11” + 1 = “111”

“11” - 1 = 10

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gammalost on June 29, 2021 [–]

I mean to be fair how would one subtract a string?

What would "abc" - "def" mean? Would "abcd" - "bcd" = 0? So it's already an absurd thing to do

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