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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Working with Strings and Finding Help

Posted by Hae Choi
Hae Choi
Courses Plus Student 1,506 Points

Multiple Ways to Code..

var message = prompt("Shout it out here"); alert(message.toUpperCase() + "!!!");

Also works. And also more to the point?

How important is it to come up with multiple solutions to the same problem when it comes to programming? Are less lines always better? I just go with whatever I can quickly come up with.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

Rapid development is always a plus, and so is concise code as long as it doesn't impair readability and maintainability. Doing both at once is ideal, but the development purpose will often give you a clue as to which is more valuable in a given situation.

I usually lean to the "rapid" side when the code serves a temporary need, and to the efficient and concise side when the code will be widely distributed and/or used for a long time.