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by ep103 3901 days ago
no, just minimize your code prior to production, and that'll rip out the comments. That's been best practice for years.
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nacs 3901 days ago
> just minimize your code prior to production

In frontend JS code sure, but minifying backend node.js code is certainly not "best practice".

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draperp 3901 days ago
Exactly. And if you did, you would have to look at source maps to decode your stack traces.
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lostPixels 3901 days ago
No one minifies NodeJS code. The reduced file-size of minified JS is irrelevant on the server.
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