Briefly, what is the difference between "var" and "let" keywords in Javascript?

var and let are both used for variable declaration in javascript but the difference between them is that a 'var' variable can be re-initialized while a 'let' variable can only be initialized once.

Example:

var name = "Peter"
var name = "Peace"
console.log(name)

Output
Peace

A keyword called let was introduced in ES6, a major update to JavaScript, to solve this potential issue with the var keyword.
Once a variable has been initialized, you can not re-initialize it.

Example:

let name = "Keza"
let name = "Gisa"
console.log(name)

Output
SyntaxError: unknown: Identifier 'name' has already been declared.


Comments

[Juan A. Fuentest Torcat]

That is just one of many differences, here's a a more detailed explanation: stackoverflow.com/questions/762011...

But the real point behind let was to change the scope