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--- programming:javascrip [2026/01/26 09:43] – created mh
+++ programming:javascrip [2026/01/26 09:44] (current) – mh
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 ==== Common pitfalls to be aware of ====
-Template literals use backticks, not quotes
+Template literals use **backticks**, not **quotes**
-${} is not jQuery or shell syntax — it’s JS-only
+''${}'' is not jQuery or shell syntax — it’s JS-only
-Don’t confuse ${} with $(...) (shell / jQuery)
+Don’t confuse ''${}'' with ''$(...)'' (shell / jQuery)
-You were correct to ask — many people mix those up.
+==== TL;DR ====
-TL;DR
+  * ''${...}'' is **expression interpolation inside template literals**
+  * It replaces string concatenation cleanly
+  * It improves readability and formatter behavior
+  * It’s safe, modern, and efficient
+  * It’s the idiomatic way to build strings in modern JS
-${...} is expression interpolation inside template literals
-It replaces string concatenation cleanly
-It improves readability and formatter behavior
-It’s safe, modern, and efficient
-It’s the idiomatic way to build strings in modern JS
-If you want next, we can:
-define a logging helper so you never build these strings manually again, or
-talk about when not to use template literals (there are a few edge cases).