Managing namespaces in JavaScript presents its own challenge, since the language’s default behavior is to start slapping things into window . For this reason, people have built a number of libraries and practices to solve this problem.

Jared’s company, for example, uses RequireJS to load dependencies, like the lodash utility-belt library. Sadly for Jared, their new hire proved that all the module-loading libraries in the world don’t solve incompetence.


if (_) {

        if (__) {

                if (___) {

                        if (____) {

                                if (_____) {

                                        if (______) {

                                                if (_______) {

                                                        if (________) {

                                                                if (_________) {

                                                                        if (__________) {

                                                                                if (___________) {

                                                                                        if (____________) {

                                                                                                if (_____________) {

                                                                                                        if (______________) {

                                                                                                                if (_______________) {

                                                                                                                        if (________________) {

                                                                                                                                if (_________________) {

                                                                                                                                        if (__________________) {

                                                                                                                                                if (___________________) {

                                                                                                                                                        if (____________________) {

                                                                                                                                                                if (_____________________) {

                                                                                                                                                                        if (______________________) {

                                                                                                                                                                                if (_______________________) {

                                                                                                                                                                                        if (________________________) {

                                                                                                                                                                                                if (_________________________) {

                                                                                                                                                                                                        if (__________________________) {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                if (___________________________) {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        if (____________________________) {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                if (_____________________________) {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        if (______________________________) {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                if (_______________________________) {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        if (________________________________) {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                if (_________________________________) {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        if (__________________________________) {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                if (___________________________________) {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        if (____________________________________) {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                if (_____________________________________) {
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                if (______________________________________) {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        if (_______________________________________) {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        } else {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ________________________________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        }

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                } else {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        _______________________________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                }

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        } else {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ______________________________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        }

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                } else {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        _____________________________________ = reqeire('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                }

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        } else {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ____________________________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        }

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                } else {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ___________________________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                }

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        } else {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                __________________________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        }

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                } else {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        _________________________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                }

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        } else {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ________________________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        }

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                } else {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        _______________________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                }

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        } else {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ______________________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        }

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                } else {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        _____________________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                }

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        } else {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ____________________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        }

                                                                                                                                                                                                                } else {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ___________________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                                                                                }

                                                                                                                                                                                                        } else {

                                                                                                                                                                                                                __________________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                                                                        }

                                                                                                                                                                                                } else {

                                                                                                                                                                                                        _________________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                                                                }

                                                                                                                                                                                        } else {

                                                                                                                                                                                                ________________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                                                        }

                                                                                                                                                                                } else {

                                                                                                                                                                                        _______________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                                                }

                                                                                                                                                                        } else {

                                                                                                                                                                                ______________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                                        }

                                                                                                                                                                } else {

                                                                                                                                                                        _____________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                                }

                                                                                                                                                        } else {

                                                                                                                                                                ____________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                        }

                                                                                                                                                } else {

                                                                                                                                                        ___________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                                }

                                                                                                                                        } else {

                                                                                                                                                __________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                        }

                                                                                                                                } else {

                                                                                                                                        _________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                                }

                                                                                                                        } else {

                                                                                                                                ________________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                        }

                                                                                                                } else {

                                                                                                                        _______________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                                }

                                                                                                        } else {

                                                                                                                ______________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                        }

                                                                                                } else {

                                                                                                        _____________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                                }

                                                                                        } else {

                                                                                                ____________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                        }

                                                                                } else {

                                                                                        ___________ = require('lodash');

                                                                                }

                                                                        } else {

                                                                                __________ = require('lodash');

                                                                        }

                                                                } else {

                                                                        _________ = require('lodash');

                                                                }

                                                        } else {

                                                                ________ = require('lodash');

                                                        }

                                                } else {

                                                        _______ = require('lodash');

                                                }

                                        } else {

                                                ______ = require('lodash');

                                        }

                                } else {

                                        _____ = require('lodash');

                                }

                        } else {

                                ____ = require('lodash');

                        }

                } else {

                        ___ = require('lodash');

                }

        } else {

                __ = require('lodash');

        }

} else {

        _ = require('lodash');

}

The advantage to this pattern is that it allows the lodash library to be loaded into 40 different variables. That’s an advantage, right?

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