Surely "1337" is the same as 1337, right?

https://sopuli.xyz/post/14326368

Surely "1337" is the same as 1337, right? - Sopuli

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…”

These JSON memes got me feeing like some junior dev out there is upset because they haven't read and understood the docs.
You guys have docs?
The code is my bible.
The schema is this SQL statement

Yes, I know the field isn’t nullable in the database. I’m asking you what you are sending me, jack——

(Directed at a colleague)

This isn’t even an issue of middle ware sometimes. It’s just… Knowing the DB. And I rather not spend time learning when you can just make docs