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Honestly, I think it actually makes some sense this way around. To me, in JS "==" is kinda "is like" while "===" is "is exactly". Or, put another way, "equals" versus idk, "more-equals". I mean, "===" is a much stronger check of equivalence than normal "==", so I think it deserves to be the one with the extra "="