Type Conversion and Equality

Always prefer === and !==. Loose == coerces types and surprises beginners.

• === checks value and type.
• Number("42") and String(42) convert explicitly.
• Boolean("") is false; Boolean("0") is true.

console.log(1 === "1");
console.log(1 == "1");
console.log(Number("42"));

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