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Thomas Scott
7,682 Pointsif I am creating a variable for an object do I HAVE to use var? Or can I use let?
if I am creating a variable for an object do I HAVE to use var? Or can I use let?
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Bert Witzel
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 27,918 PointsHi Thomas, it's better to use const
or let
now rather than var
. In my answer to this challenge I used const
Thomas Scott
7,682 PointsThomas Scott
7,682 Pointsokay awesome, thank you I tried using let but the automatic correction system said I was wrong