JavaScript Coding Standards Today David writes in with his typical amount of detail. He responds to our recent topic of Naming standards with a focus on JavaScript that I find quite useful. Even if you don’t agree with everything here, I’m sure you can see some thought placed around David’s constraints far beyond personal preference. Each technique has a benefit. […]
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