Hot JavaScript Increment Tip

🌶️ HOT JAVASCRIPT TIP: 🌶️ to increment some counter on the page, node.innerText += 1 doesn't work (0 → 01 → 011 → ⋯), but node.innerText -= -1 works fine (0 → 1 → 2 → ⋯)

A programming joke shows a JavaScript tip for incrementing a counter displayed on a page. Adding 1 to the element’s innerText causes string concatenation, producing values like 01 and 011, while subtracting negative one forces numeric conversion and increments correctly. It is shared as a humorous reaction to JavaScript’s confusing type coercion. EN: A programming joke shows a JavaScript tip for incrementing a counter displayed on a page. Adding 1 to the element’s innerText causes string concatenation, producing values like 01 and 011, while subtracting negative one forces numeric conversion and increments correctly. It is shared as a humorous reaction to JavaScript’s confusing type coercion.

• @rzeczyzabawne / 16247 2024-04-22