[tbb-bugs] #26184 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Think about using `const` as much as possible in Torbutton code

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#26184: Think about using `const` as much as possible in Torbutton code
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 Reporter:  gk                        |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  task                      |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-torbutton             |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by igt0):

 Hi I also like this article https://mathiasbynens.be/notes/es6-const
 (TL;DR const doesn't allow rebinding [it is not about immutability]).

 I agree with mcs about in the end the **technical** advantages are small,
 however for new contributors it reduces the cognitive load, because they
 know that variable will not change in that scope.

 E.g Every time I see a let in the beginning of the file, I assume that
 variable can change and it can be undefined or null!

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