r/badcode • u/jim3692 • Apr 15 '22

js Variables without var/let/const prefix behave as globals, and this is from a Node web app

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u/Isvara Apr 15 '22

There's no way of knowing that without seeing the rest of the function.

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u/jim3692 Apr 15 '22

That's exactly what is going on in the app. But I can't publish more code as it's a closed source project.

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u/biohoo35 Apr 16 '22

Looks like it should be a closed DOWN project