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by davnicwil 3329 days ago
> He also changed the screw_ie8 option to be called ie8

That's a shame, I always enjoy that silly bit of humour every time I scan my uglify configs!

I totally get why it's safer to not do that sort of thing, nonetheless it does have a certain charm when done sparingly. I wonder if the change was in response to some specific feedback / complaints?

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Maybe in Victorian times using the word 'screw' would be considered offensive. The explanation is likely much more inoccuous. Using negative variable names is confusing and leads to programmer errors.