Tag: ASI

A tour of strange, real-world JavaScript bugs - why they happened, how they were fixed, and the concrete rules you can apply to avoid the same surprises in your codebase.

Explore the semicolon debate in JavaScript: how Automatic Semicolon Insertion (ASI) works, real-world pitfalls, arguments for both sides, what influential developers and major style guides recommend, and a practical team decision flow to pick the right approach for your project.

Learn how JavaScript's Automatic Semicolon Insertion (ASI) works, why many developers omit semicolons, the pitfalls to watch for, and practical rules and tooling to safely write semicolon-free code.