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Code Styleguide — JavaScript	2026-02-22

1. Use const for all declarations, unless you need to reassign, then use let. Never use var.

2. Indentation: Use 2 spaces. Do not use tabs.

3. Semicolons shoudl be used at the end of statements.

4. Quotes: Prefer single quotes for strings, unless working with JSON or needing to separate object strings.

5. Limit lines to approximately 80 characters for better readability.

6. Brace Placement: Place the opening brace on the same line as the statement (e.g., if (true) {).

7. Naming Conventions:

   Variables, properties, and functions use lowerCamelCase. Class names use UpperCamelCase (PascalCase). Constants use UPPERCASE_WITH_UNDERSCORES.

8. Equality: Always use the strict equality operator (===) over the abstract equality operator (==).

9. Use npm for package management, avoid using yarn.

10. Use nvm and install/select the most current LTS Node version.

11. Use prettier for code formatting, with four spaces for indentation.

12. At a minimum, both npm run test/npm run build should work (complete the appropriate scripts in package.json). However, prefer make test and make build instead —

13. The Makefile is authoritative on how to interact with the repo. See Repository Policies for details.

14. Use UNIX-style newlines (\n), and a newline character as the last character of a file. Windows-style newlines (\r\n) are forbidden inside any Node/JS repository.

15. Declare one variable per statement:

Correct:

   const keys   = ['foo', 'bar'];
   const values = [23, 42];
   const object = {};

Incorrect:

const keys = ['foo', 'bar'],
      values = [23, 42],
      object = {},

16. Name closures in order to produce better stack traces, heap and cpu profiles.

Correct:

req.on('end', function onEnd() {
  console.log('winning');
});

Incorrect:

req.on('end', function() {
  console.log('losing');
});

Author

@sjDev <sj@sjdev.co>

License

MIT. See LICENSE.