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What are the key differences between these two self-invoking functions?
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Self-Invoking Functions.js
!function(a){console.log(a)}('Hello'); // Returns function statement Hello and true
// VS
(function(a){console.log(a)})('World'); // Returns function statement: World and undefined
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"Why I Don't Use Semicolons" http://mattbriggs.net/blog/2012/04/16/why-i-dont-use-semicolons/
"The Infernal Semicolon" https://brendaneich.com/2012/04/the-infernal-semicolon/

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http://jsperf.com/not-function

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"I Don't Write 'JavaScript'" http://www.wordsbyf.at/2011/10/31/i-dont-write-javascript/

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