Let vs. Var: Why Var Deserves a Timeout

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Taric Ov

Taric Ov

Team Lead - Custom Solutions @Daftra ERP | SaaS | Driving Scalable & Tailored Business Solutions

发布日期: 2025年3月3日

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Problem:

Why it’s chaos:

• var doesn’t understand personal space (function-scoped).
• let respects boundaries (block-scoped).

Fix:

TL;DR: var is that friend who overshares. let minds its business. ??

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