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Re:Modern Javascript: Everything you missed over the last 10... by icedchai on Saturday May 15, 2021 @02:52PM (#27167847)
Not Javascript. If I forget a var or let, it's global.
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Re:Modern Javascript: Everything you missed over the last 10... by austincheney on Saturday May 15, 2021 @03:22PM (#27168073)
Strict mode throws an error on implied globals. Use of modules forces strict mode.
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Re:Modern Javascript: Everything you missed over the last 10... by icedchai on Saturday May 15, 2021 @03:53PM (#27168400)
And that's all "extra" syntax.
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Re:Modern Javascript: Everything you missed over the last 10... by JoyrexJ9 on Saturday May 15, 2021 @04:01PM (#27168474)
strict mode is the default in everything now and had been for many many years.
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Re:Modern Javascript: Everything you missed over the last 10... by icedchai on Saturday May 15, 2021 @05:14PM (#27169093)
It isn't the default for a browser "<script>" tag.
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Re:Modern Javascript: Everything you missed over the last 10... by xigoi on Saturday May 15, 2021 @05:54PM (#27169371)
It's the default for <script type="module">, which you should use anyway for anything serious.
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