When a beginner asks you "when do I use semi-colons?" would you rather say this?
// what people who say "use semicolons!!" say
class Foo {
prop = {
}; // yes
static bar () {
if (stuff) {
doStuff(); // yes
} // no
for (var key in obj) {
} // no
return {
}; // yes
} // no
foo () {
} // no
} // no
Foo.prop = {
}; // yes
things.map(thing => thing.name /*no*/)
var boing = function () {
}; // yes
function boing () {
} // no
/*no*/[1,2,3].map(); // yes
/*no*/(function () {})(); // yes
Or this?
// what people who say "don't use semicolons!" say
/*yes*/;[1,2,3].map()
/*yes*/;(function () {})()
// which are two things I haven't done in the last 3 years, mind you
In the end, I'd rather not talk about semi-colons, and just do what people around me want me to do, but when teaching a beginner who asks (and they ALWAYS ask this) "when do I use a semi-colon", I just put my face in my hands and say "I don't have any answers for you".