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/**
 *	JavaScript Max Challenge:
 *		A function that returns the greater of 2 numbers
 *		without using math.min, math.max, >, <, ==, !=
 *
 *		ie:
 *			given a > b
 *			assert max(a, b) == a
 *
 *	Solution:

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var alphabet = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz".split("");
var order = "desc";
alphabet.sort(function (a, b) {
	return
		a == b
			? 0
			: (order == "desc" ? -1 : 1)
				* (a < b ? -1 : 1);
});

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// Execute this and look at your console errors.
// this ...
(function __I_HAVE_A_NAME_NOW__ () {

	// deliberate error
	catchMeIfYouCan();
	
})();

// ... debugs far better this anonymous function

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// Uber typeof:
// Since null, in JavaScript, is an object with an unknown value,
// typeof null == 'object' is technically correct.
// Nevertheless, JavaScript's typeof operator could be much more helpful
// than it is.
function typecheck (obj) {
	var type;
	
	// faster than if/else
	switch (obj) {