Baffled by the addition of BigInts to JavaScript. I mean, as a library, sure, but high precision large integers are a rare uses case, aren't they? Why do they deserve language level support?
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yes “technically” you can hack around it, but it’s super nice to not have to
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I mean, I guess JavaScript is 25 years old, so adding features that are convenient, but can only be used when they spread throughout the environment makes some sense. 2025's JavaScript programmers may be super happy that they're standard in the language!
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