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0 pointsSomeCallMeTim11y ago0 comments

But ASI is controversial, because of the bugs that can be caused by it. (See "JavaScript, the Good Parts"). I make our devs (myself include) use semicolons with jshint, because I believe it's too easy to screw up.

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Already__Taken11y ago

After reading the linked [Isaacs](http://blog.izs.me/post/2353458699/an-open-letter-to-javascr...) post it made me realise a bit more about the language. I don't think I'd agree its easy to screw up. Its as easy as accidentally using global variables.

mattdesl11y ago

jshint warns about these bugs regardless of whether you have ASI flag turned on.

Writing semicolon-free code is easy. Just put a preceding semicolon before any lines beginning with: ( [ + -

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mattdesl11y ago

jshint warns about these bugs regardless of whether you have ASI flag turned on.

Writing semicolon-free code is easy. Just put a preceding semicolon before any lines beginning with: ( [ + -

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse