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Diego ROJAS
Diego ROJAS
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I don't quite understand why variables are followed by a "=>". Can't they be accessed globally?

What is the purpose of this: "=>" ?

And why is it used here?

1 Answer

This are anonymous functions written as arrow functions. They were introduced in ES6 and have become really popular since because they are 'scope safe', compact and better to read.

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