Also, what if the comment is a server macro or something that will be processed by the server so it doesn't show up to the end user? Is JSLint useless for this...
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cse_html_validator
cse_html_val...
Jan 31, 2012 5:13 pm
... Thanks for the information on using comments before the DOCTYPE. However, it seems there is no solution to this if one decides they want or need to use...
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douglascrockford
douglascrock...
Jan 27, 2012 6:48 pm
Last year I experimented with type inference in JSLint. I was not satisfied with the results of the experiment, so I am pulling all of that code out. JSLint...
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caerusx
Jan 23, 2012 4:09 pm
Hi I rewrote all my functions declared as var to functions declared as function. (Thanks for giving me an insight that it's safe to declare nested functions)....
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caerusx
Jan 23, 2012 4:00 pm
Hi Thanks for answer! It makes a sense. But '+=' operator is vulnerable to character swap typo, 'i =+ 1' is also valid javascript expression. The unary...
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Benjamin Gandon
bgandon
Jan 23, 2012 2:39 pm
Hi caerusx, hi everyone, I am new to the list too, so I'm not (yet) tired of answering the (easy) ++ question, so I'll answer. 1. I would personally say that...
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caerusx
Jan 23, 2012 1:52 pm
1) I agree, it is not a real problem. When I validated my code I hit just several errors of such kind for 1000+ lines of code. And I was not able to find out...
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Jakob Kruse
thekrucible
Jan 23, 2012 12:53 pm
I don’t see this going anywhere, but I’d like to point out that 1) A function call split over 3-4 lines is not a “one line function”. If you would...
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caerusx
Jan 23, 2012 12:36 pm
Hi Very often one line function does not fit in the same line with function keyword, so it's naturally to write it as open block. Consider: ...
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Jakob Kruse
thekrucible
Jan 23, 2012 11:55 am
Hi The formatting problem you outlined had to do with how your code should be distributed over multiple lines, so it is not “just one line”. If it was just...
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caerusx
Jan 23, 2012 11:37 am
Hi For one liners it's better to use lambda forms. No matter how descriptive name is, better to see an actual code immediately, if it just one line. Often...
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Jakob Kruse
thekrucible
Jan 23, 2012 9:22 am
Good morning, Your problem seems to be your insistence on declaring a function inside a function call. This is much better (from a readability perspective): ...
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caerusx
Jan 23, 2012 8:57 am
Good morning! I was thinking about mixing open and compact forms. And I think disallowing to use open inside compact and vice verse brings inconveniences. It's...
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caerusx
Jan 22, 2012 10:30 pm
Thank you for a quick answer! It's a honor to get an answer directly from JSLint author. So JSLint does not allow to mix open and compact forms. If I get right...
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douglascrockford
douglascrock...
Jan 22, 2012 8:51 pm
JSLint accepts two conventions for block-like structures, open and compact. Your code conforms to neither. Try /*global g */ /*jslint indent: 2 */ (function ()...
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caerusx
Jan 22, 2012 7:09 pm
Hi There is some indentation strangeness. JSLint does not like properly indented text: /*global g */ /*jslint indent: 2 */ (function () { "use strict"; return...
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caerusx
Jan 22, 2012 12:09 pm
Hi I'm new to javascript, but I have a solid C/C++ background. One of reasons why I prefer C++ over C is because it stricter. I prefer to catch errors during...
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Marc Spoor
marc.spoor@...
Jan 18, 2012 8:57 pm
... I was under the impression that a line that starts with the return statement should end with a semicolon, in order to not give the interpreter a chance to...
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douglascrockford
douglascrock...
Jan 18, 2012 5:11 pm
... Dear Sree, In this relationship, I am not a vendor. I have never submitted an invoice to you. You have never paid a penny to me. I am an Open Source...
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Vardhan,Sree
vardhantrav
Jan 18, 2012 4:57 pm
Dear Vendor, Please provide an update on ECCN for the product JSLint. Thanks, Sree OAI-sys, Application Development and Testing Tools Travelers Insurance. HPSM...
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spence.randall@...
spence.randa...
Jan 18, 2012 4:44 pm
... Thanks Rob, I agree switch makes more sense, but the question was on the indention expected, not the function itself. I just quickly created that one to...
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douglascrockford
douglascrock...
Jan 18, 2012 4:37 pm
... case is not a statement. It is a switch level. You should take JSLint's advice....
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Rob Richardson
erobrich@...
Jan 18, 2012 4:03 pm
... ~~~~'use strict'; ~~~~return x === 1 ~~~~~~~~? 'one' ~~~~~~~~: x === 2 ~~~~~~~~? 'two' ~~~~~~~~: x === 3 ~~~~~~~~? 'three' ~~~~~~~~: x === 4 ~~~~~~~~?...
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Satyam
satyamutsa
Jan 18, 2012 1:11 pm
... If both the 'if' part and the 'else' part had nested expressions, having all in the same indentation level would be confusing. This example has all the...
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douglascrockford
douglascrock...
Jan 18, 2012 1:03 pm
... I would write it this way: function test(x) { ~~~~'use strict'; ~~~~return x === 1 ~~~~~~~~? 'one' ~~~~~~~~: x === 2 ~~~~~~~~? 'two' ~~~~~~~~: x === 3 ...
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douglascrockford
douglascrock...
Jan 18, 2012 12:57 pm
... I would right it this way: function test(x) { ~~~~'use strict'; ~~~~return x === 1 ~~~~~~~~? 'one' ~~~~~~~~: x === 2 ~~~~~~~~? 'two' ~~~~~~~~: x === 3 ...
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Rob Richardson
erobrich@...
Jan 18, 2012 12:56 pm
A comment before the DOCTYPE sends all versions of IE into quirks mode, defeating the purpose of the doctype you've specified. See ...
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spence.randall@...
spence.randa...
Jan 18, 2012 5:40 am
Given the following example code: function test(x) { ~~~~'use strict'; ~~~~return x === 1 ? 'one' : ~~~~~~~~x === 2 ? 'two' : ~~~~~~~~~~~~x === 3 ? 'three' : ...
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Mark Volkmann
mark_volkmann
Jan 16, 2012 3:58 pm
... It is valid according to the HTML spec., but IE doesn't like it. See http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/syntax.html and ...
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Martin Cooper
mfncooper
Jan 16, 2012 3:51 pm
... The DOCTYPE must be the very first thing in the document, so a comment before the DOCTYPE is not valid. -- Martin Cooper...
