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“…Explicit is better than implicit… Readability counts… In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess. There should be one—and preferably only one—ob
by alecperkins 15y ago
“…Explicit is better than implicit…
Readability counts…
In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.
There should be one—and preferably only one—obvious way to do it…”
— The Zen of Python
Ironically, the Zen of Python supports using semicolons in JavaScript. Also, both sides come off like children, but at least Crockford's opinion seems a little less selfish. It's like politics, with the difference being in their premises so they'll never agree.
Also, why can't I (or anyone else) resist commenting on this rather pointless debate? I am disappointed in my weakness.