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I work on @ChromeDevTools & @v8js at Google and on ECMAScript through TC39. ♥ JavaScript, HTML, CSS, HTTP, performance, security, Bash, Unicode, i18n, macOS.

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    1. Mathias Bynens‏Verified account @mathias Mar 18
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      Did you know that every new version of the Unicode Standard potentially affects the JavaScript language? 🤯 Here’s some examples + a Unicode version support table across environments: https://mathiasbynens.github.io/caniunicode/ pic.twitter.com/d4a4pR7P1M

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    2. franchise‏ @franchiselol1 Mar 18
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      Who in their right mind actually makes variables names unicode? That's just absurd and obnoxious IMO.

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      Mathias Bynens‏Verified account @mathias Mar 18
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      What makes you say that? const π = Math.PI; // makes sense to me Going further, not everyone speaks English as their first language — they might write JavaScript with comments in say, German or Hindi. It seems like a win that variable names can reflect the author’s language.

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        1. franchise‏ @franchiselol1 Mar 18
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          Also to your first point, that does make sense to make pi variable, but is it better? What do you gain from that? Here's an interesting stackexchange about this. Why not just make const pi = Math.PI; ? (1/2)https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/16010/is-it-bad-to-use-unicode-characters-in-variable-names …

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        1. franchise‏ @franchiselol1 Mar 18
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          (2/2) Further, any developer in the future working on this would either have to know the unicode pattern on their keyboard or use copy + paste every time they want to reference that variable, when you can just use const pi = Math.PI and now you just type 2 letters.

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        1. franchise‏ @franchiselol1 Mar 18
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          (sry for the many replies, but i have many thoughts on this) Aʪo th㏌k about this, ur example of pi is very black and white. But what about smeth㏌g more subtle? It would be up the developer which unicode THEY feel represents the value but what if another dev doesnt agree? (1/2)

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        1. franchise‏ @franchiselol1 Mar 18
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          Replying to @mathias @JavaScriptDaily

          (2/2) that way someone doesnt have to guess what you mean by a unicode character if its not as obvious as your pi example.

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        1. xunlorxun.‏ @xunlorxun Mar 18
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          I disagree that using a language other than English in code that is to be published is wise. Languages exist to foster communication. Limiting people who can read your code unnecessarily is shortsighted. If you want to obfuscate, write C++ instead, proven technique! #linguafranca

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