Why semicolon insertion is designed?

# BelleveInvis (12 years ago)

I'm wondering that why semicolon insertion is designed and made it anti-intuitive? To provide Java-style syntax compatibility?

I'm wondering that why semicolon insertion is designed and made it anti-intuitive?
To provide Java-style syntax compatibility? 		 	   		  
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# David Bruant (12 years ago)

Le 27/04/2013 11:10, BelleveInvis a écrit :

I'm wondering that why semicolon insertion is designed and made it anti-intuitive?

Automatic Semicolon Insertion (ASI) was designed a while ago and can't be changed whether we find it intuitive or not. More details at brendaneich.com/2012/04/the-infernal-semicolon

To provide Java-style syntax compatibility?

I think it was just to be nice with devs who would occasionally forget a semicolon. You're allowed to have opinions on this, but be aware that the language won't change that aspect since too much content on the web depends on the current behavior.

Le 27/04/2013 11:10, BelleveInvis a écrit :
> I'm wondering that why semicolon insertion is designed and made it 
> anti-intuitive?
Automatic Semicolon Insertion (ASI) *was* designed a while ago and can't 
be changed whether we find it intuitive or not.
More details at https://brendaneich.com/2012/04/the-infernal-semicolon/

> To provide Java-style syntax compatibility?
I think it was just to be nice with devs who would occasionally forget a 
semicolon. You're allowed to have opinions on this, but be aware that 
the language won't change that aspect since too much content on the web 
depends on the current behavior.

David
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