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Tiku Code
Courses Plus Student 869 PointsHey! I Discovered something....
we can even create variables without using var....i just started creating the variables as i do in Python without using any command by mistake and when i looked through my JavaScript file again i discovered that i forgot to use var.... but i was surprised to see that it actually worked without using the var command...lol
my workspace: https://teamtreehouse.com/workspaces/41238132
2 Answers
Steven Parker
231,268 PointsWhen you leave off the explicit declaration, the variable is created using implicit global declaration. While this is allowed in normal mode, when the system is in "strict" mode it will cause a fatal error.
Also, even in normal mode, it is considered a programming "best practice" to always explicitly declare variables. There are also some functional differences in behavior between declared and undeclared variables. For more details, see the MDN documentation page for var.
Tiku Code
Courses Plus Student 869 PointsHey wait😅 what is strict mode now? And explicit?
Steven Parker
231,268 PointsTo invoke strict mode, put the statement 
"use strict"; 
"Explicit" declaration is using a keyword ("var", "let", or "const") to create new variables instead of letting the system assume they are globals.