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Accidental shitpost
(lemmy.world)
The joke is even funnier on my client
Yes, it blends in with Voyager's UI because it's a screenshot of Voyager's UI.
You're using Java, there's your problem
This syntax isn't actually a problem by itself. Go does this too (no operator overloading)
In Go you can compare structure instances with == (by value). You can also compare pointers (in which case they can be different even if values are equal). You get what you ask for.
Also, I've never needed "Equals" method in Go.
I think you can also == two structs in Java, but not classes.
Is there ever an instance when you do want to compare object identity instead of “equal”-ness? I find this behaviour just confusing for beginners and not useful for experts.
Is there ever an instance when you do want to compare object identity instead of “equal”-ness?
Maybe if you have to check if the object is one you already hold a lock for or account for some similar consequence of questionable architecture.
Not to take away from your very good point, but I think the word you might be looking for is "eqivalence".
99.99% of the time you want to compare by value, which is why languages defaulting to comparing by reference is a stupid default.
Where's the original post?
No longer on the internet, due to the OP's instance is now defunct.
Not really true, instances that were around to federate with kbin.social have a copy, even a preview image (see my other comment).
this post was submitted on 20 Oct 2025
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