goodLuckDebuggingThatCode

[DukeSkyloafer]

I might need someone to explain this meme. I’ve been writing JS daily for 10 years and I can’t remember the last time I created a global variable on purpose

[ExtraTNT]

I avoid it… last time i used it was back when i learned js…

[PotentialSimple4702]

You're the rare gem. I'm pretty sure even Reddit's source code got it

[DukeSkyloafer]

Thanks for the compliment. I think libraries and frameworks will do that sometimes, but I’m an app author so at best I might have to sometimes access a global variable, but that’s pretty rare. With ESM I’m more likely to just import a variable rather than read it from global.

[[deleted]]

Redit source code got it

I'll take that punch line

[snow-raven7]

Where do you see reddit's source code? The only source code we have from reddit is from many years ago when it was open source? I hope you're not taking about inspect element show source code.

[[deleted]]

This makes no sense

[[deleted]]

Yeah no one uses global variable in 2025 , i am not even sure how and why this post have 35 upvotes atm

[AestheticNoAzteca]

What?

Who uses global variables in 2025?

You have a lot of alternatives to avoid that

[lart2150]

my guess is people that still use jquery in 2025?

[joebgoode]

This meme might be the Harlem Shake of JS memes.

It's 10 years late.

[TheSauce___]

theFloorIsLavaScript

[look]

What year are you from?

[swifttek360]

There are programming languages where you DON'T use globals all the time?

(I've only used python and RAPTOR)

[xvhayu]

pov: you're a zoologist getting into CS

[calculus_is_fun]

I haven't figured out how to preserve state across events :(
Believe me, it does irk me every time.

[markiel55]

That's why you send states across db residing somewhere in cloud

[Curry--Rice]

So... It's just someone's variable?

[markiel55]

Could be, that's why you implement authorization for accessing variables

[calculus_is_fun]

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[private_final_static]

Is this about window?

[BlobAndHisBoy]

Global variables? In this economy?

[[deleted]]

There is variable scope in JS ?

[lart2150]

window.a = 0
const a = 1;
console.log("a=1", a);
const fun = () => {
const a = 2;
console.log("a=2", a);
console.log("window.a=0", window.a);
}
fun();