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Discussion on: Demystifying "const" variables in JavaScript

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Nick Taylor

I use const all the time. It's very rare that I need let. I can see let being used as an index in a for loop, but I almost never need a for loop. Filter, map and reduce usually do the trick.

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Sunny Singh

We're in the same boat! I try to avoid let and even loops, which people think I'm crazy for.

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George

Map, Filter and Reduce are loops, but they are immutable for the purpose of us devs.

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Sunny Singh

They're declarative loops, but yes definitely loops.

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George

Functional and immutable Js makes code more readable and maintainable imo. I almost exclusively use const, I have yet to find a scenario where I need to change this.