JavaScript: var vs let vs const

Nice Doodle by Abhishek Kumar explaining the difference between JavaScript’s var, let, and const:

Good to see hoisting is also explicitly mentioned by name.

πŸ’β€β™‚οΈ I personally always start with const. Only if I need to reassign a variable’s value (for example: a counter in a loop) I use let. I see no good reason to use var.

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