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"1259359833574" isn't a magic constant. JavaScript uses // for comments. The number is just an example of the possible output of the expression "+new Date()" (s
by walrus 15y ago
"1259359833574" isn't a magic constant. JavaScript uses // for comments. The number is just an example of the possible output of the expression "+new Date()" (specifically, it was the time at which the author of that page evaluated the expression).
- altano 15y agoRight, and it's equivalent to the more readable Number(new Date()) or more simply Date.now() if you don't need IE8 support.