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Ed Bundy
5,408 PointsVideo indicates parentheses ( aren't valid characters for a variable name. But a challenge question indicates they are
What's up with this conflicting information. (The challenge question says something like "all of the names below are acceptable in JavaScript, but which one is the best?" and among the choices is a name that contains parentheses.
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Steven Parker
243,656 PointsOh, I managed to find that quiz, and I see how that's confusing .. the choice says: "var _ (underscore)" but the word in parentheses isn't part of the answer, it's a comment to be sure you recognize what the character is.
It might be better to show something like: "var _ //(an underscore)"
You might want to report this as a bug to the Support folks.
Steven Parker
243,656 PointsSteven Parker
243,656 PointsPlease provide a link to the challenge page so we can take a look.