Discussion on: Clean Code Part 2: Functions

[Tanisha Sabherwal]

function getFormattedDate(){
  var today = new Date();
  var dd = String(today.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');
  var mm = String(today.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0'); //January is 0!
  var yyyy = today.getFullYear();

  today = mm + '/' + dd + '/' + yyyy;
  return today;
}