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dgb23 on Feb 4, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Mini projects built with VanillaJS. No frameworks ...

From the MDN docs:

> Use of the with statement is not recommended, as it may be the source of confusing bugs and compatibility issues. See the "Ambiguity Contra" paragraph in the "Description" section below for details.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Refe...

bigblind on Feb 4, 2020 | [–]

"Living a little" is not recommended, because it may lead to confusing situations.

madeofpalk on Feb 4, 2020 | [–]

That's the joke? Use of new Function and eval is also generally not recommended.

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