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Explicit statement termination is all about speed - ensuring that JavaScript interpretation is as rapid as possible.

Is this correct? I would imagine that JavaScript implementations typically compile it into intermediate code, wihch is then interpreted. If so, then it shouldn't make any difference whether you add the semicolon or not.




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