Makes sense

Too bad Node can't fix JavaScript :(

javascript you fickle bitch. Did you catch the if(undefined == null) stuff a while ago? was hilariois

https://destroyallsoftware.com/talk...

This will cheer you up :)

Ah, this is why I love JavaScript.

In JS when there is a binary operator, operands are first converted to primitive types before operating.

Primitive value for an array is ' ' and for and object is '[object Object]'.

So in your first example you are adding (' ' + '[object Object]') which gives you '[object Object]'

In you second example however you have an object before an operator. So JS ignore the {} part thinking it is an empty code block.

so all that remains is + [ ] which is 0.

you might be thinking why + [ ] is 0.

In JS if you have operators like + before anything and after nothing, it is considered as a unary operator.

So + '1' will be just 1.

+ '2' will be just 2.

Similarly (+ [ ]) = (+ ' ') = (+ 0) = 0

Also in somewhat older JavaScript {} + {} = NaN. This happens because the first {} is evaluated as an empty statement which leaves +{}. The + sign attempts to convert the object into a number which returns NaN