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		STRML on Oct 12, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Node.js: Some quick optimization advice Exactly, if the comment were outside the function, there would be no issue.

WorldWideWayne on Oct 13, 2015 [–]

If the function is nested within another function, then the comments to document the inner function are going to exist inside the outer function. And having nested functions is a very common scenario in JS.

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