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Re:A Prettier JavaScript Formatter by imh on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @12:56PM (#13367050)
I don't do much serious JS. What's the problem there?
Re:A Prettier JavaScript Formatter by k__ on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @01:27PM (#13367422)
JavaScript has automatic semicolon insertion (ASI).

This will add semicolons all over your code depending on some rules, for example, if you write a return, and write the value you want to return in the next line, it adds a semicolon after the return AND after the value, effectively ignoring the value in the end.

    return
      myValue;
becomes

    return;
      myValue;
It's a bit meh, because you have to remember these rules even if you use semicolons.
Re:A Prettier JavaScript Formatter by dustinswan on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @12:59PM (#13367091)
The first one returns an object, the second one returns undefined