In JavaScript, what is the difference between equal to (==) and strictly equal to (===)?

Hi Jacob,

== compares values after JavaScript may convert one type to another (type coercion).
=== compares both the value and the type, with no conversion.

Example:

5 == "5"    // true (string "5" is converted to number)
5 === "5"   // false (number vs string)

Most of the time, === is safer because it avoids surprising conversions.

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