Semicolons at the end of statements (that is mostly end of lines) in JavaScript are optional. The specification calls this ASI, or “automatic semicolon insertion”, and is a bit obtuse about how exactly it applies (specifications tend to be written that way!). So here’s the gist of what really matters for real-world JavaScript: At the … Continue reading Writing semicolon-less JavaScript, the for-people-who-want-to-get-stuff-done edition