assert.deepEqual is not strict
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Description
```
// doesn't throw
assert.deepEqual(['32'], [32]);
```
Look into switching to https://github.com/substack/node-deep-equal with `opts.strict`
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Research direction
Reproduce the shown assert.deepEqual case, then locate the assert.deepEqual implementation in the repository. Compare its behavior with node-deep-equal using opts.strict; done means ['32'] and [32] are no longer considered equal and the relevant test coverage passes.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- testing-qa
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100