Meme transcription:

Panel 1: Bilbo Baggins ponders, “After all… why should I care about the difference between int and String?

Panel 2: Bilbo Baggins is revealed to be an API developer. He continues, “JSON is always String, anyways…”

  • bach37strad @lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Would you mind elaborating a bit for someone who doesn’t do much coding? I’m guessing I’m one of the people you’re talking about.

    The only coding I’ve done has been via json for raspberry pi, 3d printer, and homeassistant applications.

    I know it’s a text base language, but how do it’s commands relate to integers? I’ve used boolean, I get that bit.

    • cm0002@lemmy.world
      1·
      5 months ago

      When passing or storing data in code you usually have to specify what type of data is it. An int is an integer, so numbers, there’s also boolean (true/false) and many others. There’s also string which is just characters of any kind (for the most part) which pretty much makes it a catch-all, since numbers can be a string along with letters and special characters.

      But to use a number as a number after it’s been received as a string it has to be converted to an int, which means extra code, more effort, more failure points etc etc.