Blocks description is misleading

[togakangaroo]

Blocks have been in js for a long time - they’re the reason

return
{
   foo: 123
}

breaks since it is interpreted as

return undefined;
{   //block
   foo:  //label
      123; //expression
}

That being said, blocks haven’t been very useful before due to lack of block scope, but that’s not different than the earlier discussion of let and const

Blocks don’t really do the same thing as IIFEs in enough situations to call then replacements I think. They will not limit var declarations, but more importantly they won't limit function declarations which will be hoisted into a higher scope

[DrkSephy]

You're absolutely right. Blocks don't cover all the situations to replace IIFEs, but they should be considered first. Maybe I can update the example to better reflect this - I'll think about a good way to phrase it.

[Zbigbear93]

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