JavaScript variables: var and let and const

Re:JavaScript variables: var and let and const by karatestomp on Friday March 06, 2020 @04:46PM (#22507635)

> That's amazing. I was just scratching my head about const when I read the article, "so what's the purpose if I can change the value... but I guess I can't re-assign the variable with a new value .... that's it?"

If the value is a primitive, you can't change it. If the value's a reference you also can't change that, but of course you can modify whatever that points to.

Is that what's bugging people about this?

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Re:JavaScript variables: var and let and const by allenskd on Friday March 06, 2020 @05:58PM (#22508159)

I believe so. I don't make a big issue out of it... but anything carrying the word const I expect it to be fully read-only with no "buts" in between throughout the whole execution of the program. I guess if they used "readonly" as C# it would make more sense?

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