What does “use strict” do in JavaScript, and what is the reasoning behind it?

What does “use strict” do in JavaScript, and what is the reasoning behind it?(stackoverflow.com)

2 points by Fletch137 10 years ago | 1 comment

f00644 10 years ago |

It's basically a safer way to write javascript code. The browser/interpreter will complain a lot more when the code runs. Similar to how a js linter would moan.

f00644 10 years ago |

It's basically a safer way to write javascript code. The browser/interpreter will complain a lot more when the code runs. Similar to how a js linter would moan.