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JavaScript

bennettclark
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bennettclark
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Posted by bennettclark
bennettclark
Courses Plus Student 7,036 Points

NodeJS: extra code indentation

In the Node.js courses, especially Node-Basics, Mr. Chalkers indents his code over 10 tabs extra. This event is especially prevalent around where you connect to the API URL, read the data, parse the data, and print the data. Why is this? Is it to be able to identify it easier? I appreciate any reply given. I'm sure I'll feel stupid when I realize how obvious the answer is. Thanks!

1 Answer

Amber Cyr
Amber Cyr
19,699 Points

You are correct. Since white space is ignored when JavaScript is rendered, the only reason for extra tabs and spaces would be so the code is easier to read and follow.