Why doesnt Huston defines post as a variable when requiring the file?

Hey there! Example code would be super helpful in both questions and answers.

Catherine's answer is correct. Variables can be defined without the var keyword when multiple variable declarations are separated by commas.

For example:

'use strict';

var express = require('express'),
      posts = require('./mock/posts.json');

Now the reason an error is being thrown if you DO NOT use the var keyword, is because of the 'use strict'; statement at the beginning of the file. Feel free to check out my workshop on use strict to see why this is a really good idea!

He does define it as a variable, it's just easy to miss because he places a comma and starts a new line after declaring the previous variable.

what about the second part of the question? when we follow along, it comes out as an ugly string... How do you get yours looking good?

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