When we write programs, it's common to check if variables are equal to other variables. This is where the equality operator comes into play. The most basic equality operator is . It goes to great lengths to establish if two variables are equal, even if they aren't the same type.
For instance, consider the following:
Behind the scenes, the equality operator attempts to make its operands the same type before determining their equality. This is different from the equality operator.
The equality operator insists that two variables are only equal if they are of the same type and hold the same value. Given our earlier assumptions, this means still evaluates to . However, will now evaluate to . Similarly, baz qux will still evaluate to .