JavaScript/Node.js Style Guide

Apply Google JavaScript Style Guide conventions to JavaScript and Node.js code. This skill provides essential coding standards, formatting rules, and best practices for writing clean, maintainable JavaScript.

Note: Google recommends migrating to TypeScript. This guide is for JavaScript projects that have not yet migrated.

Core Principles

File Basics

File naming:

• Use lowercase only
• Use underscores (_) or dashes (-) but no other punctuation
• Extension must be .js
• Examples: my_module.js, user-service.js