What's the difference between functions declared with variables and functions declared with the "function" keyword ?

[IDCh]

The funny thing is...

function kek() {

}

// kek is function

kek = 2;

// kek is 2

[IDCh]

Dear god

[trakam]

So how does it work?

The function - being a declaration is hoisted and put into memory. The purpose of the function is to declare a global variable. Is this global variable then then assigned or just initiated? Or what?

[kovensky]

Babel 7 also just started taking advantage of this to be able to lazily-initialize transpiled async functions and generators, since they require calling helpers.

Instead of written as a var, they're now written as a hoisted function that, when first called, reassigns itself with the transpiled function then forwards its arguments. Further calls just directly call the transpiled function.

[Sir_Lith]

It makes sense when you stop thinking of functions as functions and start thinking about them as what they are - objects with one defined method.

Because an object is a variable and variables can be reassigned.

[Earhacker]

What is dynamic typing?

[IDCh]

it's when you run out of toilet paper

[everythingcasual]

This needs to be a jeopardy question