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gavinray
on June 6, 2020
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Ruby vs. Crystal Performance
A JS integer is actually an instance of the "Number" object, you can to a small degree alter fundamental behavior even with primitive types
jiofih
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No it is not. It is a primitive, this difference is well defined in the ECMAScript spec. Same for strings. An instanceof String is strictly
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the same as a string primitive (and there are runtime consequences).
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You need to enclose numbers to access the prototype: 1.toString is undefined, whereas (1).toString() is "1"
hosh
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I stand corrected.
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