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Re: Function Declaration as anti-pattern?

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On Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:29:56 -0800 (PST), Scott Sauyet
<scott.sauyet@gmail.com> wrote:

>Ross McKay wrote:
>> OK, this is different: apparently, the function declaration is now seen
>> as an anti-pattern.
>
>Nonsense.
>
>I do choose to use function expressions instead of function
>declarations for similar reasons as Resig.  There are a great number
>of beginning and intermediate JS users who (unfortunately for them)
>often use my code as samples of how to develop.  So I tend to favor
>consistency, and since I *need* function expressions but not function
>declarations, I use the former everywhere.
>
>But for systems where that level of consistency is not important, or
>where function expressions are not needed, there is no reason to try
>to force the function expression style on users.

     My, my!  Someone not forcing his way down everyone else's throat?
I may faint.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

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Function Declaration as anti-pattern? Ross McKay <au.org.zeta.at.rosko@invalid.invalid> - 2012-01-27 11:45 +1100
  Re: Function Declaration as anti-pattern? "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2012-01-26 17:34 -0800
    Re: Function Declaration as anti-pattern? "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2012-01-26 19:53 -0800
  Re: Function Declaration as anti-pattern? John G Harris <john@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2012-01-27 16:50 +0000
  Re: Function Declaration as anti-pattern? Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2012-01-30 13:29 -0800
    Re: Function Declaration as anti-pattern? Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-01-30 14:37 -0800
      Re: Function Declaration as anti-pattern? Hans-Georg Michna <hans-georgNoEmailPlease@michna.com> - 2012-01-31 18:32 +0100
  Re: Function Declaration as anti-pattern? Ross McKay <au.org.zeta.at.rosko@invalid.invalid> - 2012-02-02 16:20 +1100
  Re: Function Declaration as anti-pattern? Matt McDonald <matt@fortybelow.ca> - 2012-02-02 08:25 -0700
    Re: Function Declaration as anti-pattern? "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2012-02-02 11:21 -0800

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