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		Gigablah on March 4, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The new PHP > == should work like === Then why not use === ?

awestroke on March 4, 2014 [–]

I know enough to use === when I program in PHP (even though I oftentimes forget) but newbies don't.

aviraldg on March 4, 2014 | | [–]

>> but newbies don't

... and sadly constitute a large majority of PHP users.

diggan on March 4, 2014 | | | [–]

Isn't that true for all languages though?

WiseWeasel on March 4, 2014 | | [–]

They'll learn soon enough. It builds character.

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