Node.js Simple Server JavaScript

Question

I just started last week learning JavaScript and Node.js. Before that I developed with Java WebObjects and VB.NET. I just want to learn it for my self.

My brain is hurting after this week because of closures and other JavaScript stuff.

And now the question. To create a simple Node server I always found some code like this.

var http = require("http");

http.createServer(function(request,response) {
    response.writeHead(200, {"Content-Type": "text/plain"});
    response.write("Hello World");
    response.end();
}).listen(3000);

Is there any difference if I would write the code like this?

var http = require("http");


var serverCallback = function(request, response) {
    response.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
    response.write("Hello World");
    response.end();
}

var server = http.createServer(serverCallback);
server.listen(3000);

For me this is more readable. But I'm not really sure that its exact the same.

Why should you do var serverCallback = function( and why not just function serverCallback(? ;) — thefourtheye
– thefourtheye, Commented Dec 14, 2013 at 12:15
there are usually 100s of callback in an web app, they are almost no shared and I never separate a callback if it is not shared. — damphat
– damphat, Commented Dec 14, 2013 at 14:30

freakish · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-14 12:20:12Z

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There is no difference in functionality. Use whatever style you like.

answered Dec 14, 2013 at 12:20

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Ashok Kumar Sahoo · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-01 10:58:31Z

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The only difference in this case how the variables are assigned, found this yesterday in HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7672131

answered May 1, 2014 at 10:58

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