| programmer 1 |
Hey, it turns out you don't need semicolons in JavaScript, and my previous reasons for putting them there are not actually true. Neat. |
| programmer 2 |
Yeah, but it'll break. |
| p1 |
But... that's just it, it doesn't break. It's actually ok for me to do this. |
| p2 |
No it isn't. |
| p1 |
Why not? |
| p2 |
Browser bugs. |
| p1 |
Which browsers? |
| p2 |
All of them. |
| p1 |
Well, it works fine on all the engines I've tested--- |
| p2 |
IE. |
| p1 |
Works fine there, too. Even in IE 5. |
| p2 |
Compression. Compressors can't handle it. Need the semicolons. All of them. |
| p1 |
All the compressors in use today handle it fine. In fact, the code compresses a little better in most of them. |
| p2 |
Well, whatever, that's not how it's done. |
| p1 |
Ok, well, there are other reasons to do things besides a convention. I mean, you're wearing an unconventional hat, and that's cool. |
| p2 |
So, now you have a problem with my coding style AND my hat?? FUCK YOU. |
| p1 |
You can code however you want, and I love your hat, I was ju--- |
| p2 |
No. NO. Fuck you. Seriously. You crossed a line, dude. Too far. |
| p1 |
[puzzled] I don't get why this an issue, I mean, if you see the spec, it says--- |
| p2 |
You just can't let this go, can you? Why don't you lighten up? |
| p1 |
Let what go, exactly? And I don't really think that I'm the one who needs to lighten anything. |
| p2 |
Oh, so now you come in with the personal attacks. I get it. We're all not smart enough to understand your precious spec, so you have to attack people? HAVE YOU NO DECENCY, SIR? AT LONG LAST, HAVE YOU NO DECENCY? |
| p1 |
I think maybe hacker news isn't for me... |