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[–] PoolloverNathan@programming.dev 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Array(3) doesn't create [undefined, undefined, undefined, ]; it creates [/* hole */, /* hole */, /* hole */, ]. The holes don't set any property on the array whatsoever, so they are skipped when iterating. How this makes sense, I can't tell you.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago

Yet the array contains exactly three nothings.

It's like a zen koan.

Time is a flat circle