Code Styles: Readable Rules and Petty Preferences

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about their preferred coding styles and preferences they use, and why.

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Show Notes

• 00:11 Welcome
• 02:35 Function definition
• 06:43 File path aliases
• 09:36 Implicit vs Explicit Return
• 13:49 Array.reduce() VS literally anything else
• 17:37 Loop vs array method
• 22:55 Sponsor: Linode
• 23:37 Updating vs creating a new var
• 30:36 Iterable to Array
• 34:46 Sponsor: LogRocket
• 36:16 Destructuring vs Object.property
• 39:22 Destructuring Arrays vs Reference by index
• 41:40 Number(string) vs +string
• 43:35 Incrementing
• 45:06 Multiple ifs
• 47:48 Multiple ifs vs switch vs Ternary
• 51:05 Promises / Error Catching
• 53:50 if(falsy) block VS return false;
• 55:51 Sponsor: Freshbooks
• 56:26 Spaces vs tabs
• 58:39 Trailing commas
• 00:40 Semicolons
• 02:49 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

• Scott: Video Archives Podcast
• Wes: Ubiquiti Wifi

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• Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials

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