ecmascript-6babeljs

Export const arrow function or basic function?


Which is better to do: export a const arrow function, like so:

export const foo = () => 'bar'

or export a regular function, like so:

export function baz() {
  return 'bar';
}

They compile like so:

exports.baz = baz;
function baz() {
  return 'bar';
}
var foo = exports.foo = function foo() {
  return 'bar';
};

It looks like using the const/arrow function combination declares an extra variable (foo), which seems to be an unnecessary extra step over the simple function declaration.


Solution

  • The differences are minuscule. Both declare a variable.