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[-] foxglove@lazysoci.al 15 points 1 day ago

if it's 'FILE_NOT_FOUND' then the string will be read as truthy and you will get 'User is admin' logged.

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 30 points 1 day ago

Ackshually three equal signs check for type as well. So mere truthiness is not enough. It has to be exactly true.

Also, everyone knows FILE_NOT_FOUND isn't a string but a boolean value.

[-] foxglove@lazysoci.al 1 points 22 hours ago

yeah, it's funny how my brain collapsed the boolean check into if (role) rather than if (role === true) - that's tricky

what is FILE_NOT_FOUND? I can't find much on it ...

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 3 points 22 hours ago

FILE_NOT_FOUND is from an old story on thedailywtf.com. Someone created a boolean enum with TRUE, FALSE and FILE_NOT_FOUND, if I recall correctly. It's been a recurring running joke.

[-] foxglove@lazysoci.al 2 points 14 hours ago

thank you for letting me in on the joke ๐Ÿ˜„

and for catching my error!

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