JavaScript Absolute Beginner’s Guide

10. Commenting Your Code

In This Chapter

• Learn the importance of code comments

• Familiarize yourself with the JavaScript syntax for writing comments

• Understand good commenting practices

We are almost done with our break. Just one more topic left, and it is a good one! See, here is the thing—everything you write in your code editor might seem like it is intended for your browser’s eyes only:

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var xPos = -500;function boringComputerStuff() {  xPos += 5;  if (xPos > 1000) {    xPos = -500;  }  requestAnimationFrame(boringComputerStuff);}

As you will soon find out, that isn’t the case. There is another audience for your code. That audience is made up of human beings.

Your code is often used or scrutinized by other ...