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by i__believe 3526 days ago
Exactly, and this is a big problem where I work. I believe code should be readable, even by those with only cursory knowledge of the language. Object shortcuts is also a problem I think. For example, I had a method like this:

const getObj = (id, store) => { return { id: id name: store.something.name }; };

The linter gave an error on it because I used {id: id}. It was like the linter was trying to make my code harder to read.

I think es6 in the wrong hands quickly falls prey to the problems of ruby/scala where it can become incredibly terse and hard to parse unless you are used to the author's particular style.

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You know instead of:

  const getObj = (id, store) => { return { id } }
You could write:

  const getObj = (id, store) =>  ({ id })
I'm pretty sure that's a good illustration of my point.
This is a matter of personal preference.

I find `return` to be quite distracting and annoying for a small function that spans part of a line, while you and some others may prefer the explicitness of the `return` keyword.

I would agree that nested destructuring should be used quite cautiously. Code legibility is incredibly important to the success of any serious project.