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I Love [Object Object] DB

Javascript Webdev Debugging Databases Frontend

22 days ago 100.9K views 0 shares

I Love [Object Object] DB

MongoDB trying to convince you it's built for every app while JavaScript is silently converting its marketing message to [object Object] is the perfect metaphor for web development. Nothing says "I'm ready for production" like your database advertisement turning into the infamous toString() failure that haunts every JS developer's nightmares. If your marketing can't escape type coercion issues, maybe your database isn't really built for "every" app after all...

Why Can't It Convert Automatically?

Csharp Programming Debugging

1 month ago 76.8K views 0 shares

Why Can't It Convert Automatically?

C# compiler: "You can't convert char to string." Me, reaching for my trusty .ToString() method like it's a hall pass: "Not to worry. I have a permit." The permit? Just the same damn method I've been slapping on every object since 2002. Six years of software architecture experience and I'm still solving problems by mindlessly appending .ToString() like it's duct tape for code. Works every time until it doesn't.