16:16
<snek>
can we get a TypedArray.prototype.equals
17:12
<bakkot>
do you ever need that outside of tests?
17:12
<bakkot>
I have never needed that outside of tests
17:44
<Michael Ficarra>
what's it matter? people writing tests are valid users of the language
18:22
<bakkot>
I am generally opposed to adding features to browsers which will not be used in browsers
18:22
<bakkot>
I am happy to have it in WinterCG or whatever
18:29
<Michael Ficarra>
does WinterCG add prototype methods to existing built-ins?
18:36
<bakkot>
no reason they couldn't but also they could just add assert.equals and define its behavior for TAs
18:36
<bakkot>
or whatever
21:47
<ljharb>
we could certainly add a feature as normative optional, and HTML could make it prohibited in browsers
22:47
<Justin Ridgewell>
I have never needed that outside of tests
Yes, I wrote one a few months ago that’s used in prod. We’re doing basic crypto signature validations
23:41
<Justin Ridgewell>
Or there’s another usecase for comparing values stored in History State, to detect the changing UI values.
23:41
<Justin Ridgewell>
So used it twice in prod in the last 3 months.
23:51
<Rob Palmer>
(Android Element client is dropping content. Jordan's message is missing. I can observe it only if I click into it to reply.)
23:52
<Rob Palmer>
(And I swear I have not muted anyone)
23:53
<rkirsling>
Yeah I can confirm that