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		anselmoars on July 3, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Airbnb JavaScript Style Guide 'const' is misleading, it doesn't set your variables as immutable. Fine for expression, but not for actual practicality.

icebraining on July 3, 2015 [–]

It does set your variables as immutable, just not your values. It makes sense if you see variables in these languages for what they are: references to values.

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