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Single Page Web Applications
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Single Page Web Applications

by Josh Powell, Michael Mikowski
September 2013
Intermediate to advanced
432 pages
12h 10m
English
Manning Publications
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Appendix A. JavaScript coding standard

This appendix covers:
  • Exploring why a coding standard is important
  • Laying out and documenting code consistently
  • Naming variables consistently
  • Isolating code using namespaces
  • Organizing files and ensuring consistent syntax
  • Validating code using JSLint
  • Using of a template that embodies the standard

Coding standards are contentious. Almost everyone agrees you should have one, but few seem to agree on what the standard should be. Let’s consider why a coding standard is especially important for JavaScript.

A.1. Why we need a coding standard

Having a well-defined standard for a loosely typed, dynamic language like JavaScript is almost certainly more important than with stricter languages. ...

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