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69. implement deep equal `_.isEqual()`

One possible implementation of deep equal isEqual is as follows:

function isEqual(a, b) {
  // First, check if both inputs are the same reference
  if (a === b) {
    return true;
  }

  // Check if both inputs are objects or arrays
  if (typeof a === 'object' && typeof b === 'object' && a !== null && b !== null) {
    // Get the keys of both inputs
    const keysA = Object.keys(a);
    const keysB = Object.keys(b);

    // Check if the number of keys is the same
    if (keysA.length !== keysB.length) {
      return false;
    }

    // Check if all keys in A are also in B, and if their values are equal
    for (const key of keysA) {
      if (!keysB.includes(key) || !isEqual(a[key], b[key])) {
        return false;
      }
    }

    // All keys in A are also in B, and their values are equal
    return true;
  }

  // If inputs are not objects or arrays, use strict equality
  return a === b;
}

This implementation recursively checks the equality of objects and arrays, and uses strict equality (===) for all other types of input. The function returns true if and only if both inputs are equal by value, not reference.

Note that this implementation will not have the same problem as the lodash implementation with self-referencing objects, since it only checks enumerable properties, not the entire object.