Pure Evil
Pure Evil
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Wouldn't the IDE pointed it out?
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Yes.
Besides, Javascript doesn't need semicolon since 2016.
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Wait, did you just made a meme of my comment?
Awesome!
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Glad you take it like a champ :)
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Automatic Semicolon Insertion (ASI) has (sadly) been a part of JavaScript longer than 2016. I'm not sure exactly when it was introduced, but this document from 2009 already contains it: https://web.archive.org/web/20120418215856/https://ecma262-5.com/ELS5_Section_7.htm#Section_7.9
IMO it's bad practice to rely on ASI since the semicolons may not get inserted where you expected them to. The following snippet
javascript
const x = 0 const y = x [1, 2, 3].forEach(console.log)
is interpreted as
javascript
const x = 0; const y = x[1, 2, 3].forEach(console.log);
which raises a
TypeError.There are more examples of ASI not doing the right thing on the web, so I don't agree with "Javascript doesn't need semicolon".
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As Mark Twain said, “Never discuss politics, semicolons, tabs, or religion in polite company.”
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Use an autoformatter for all code (both in the editor on save/type and as CI check).
There is no problem anymore.
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Only someone who is really into mental torture would not use a linter.
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Obviously, you patch the IDE so it doesn't
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