Why does this work and not this

[andrejjj222]

Why does this work:

let count = 0
const addOne = () => count += 1

And this does not:

let count = 0
const addOne = (count) => count += 1

[Naomi]

Hello~!

You are using the same name for the function parameter as you are for the variable. So the function written as (count) => count += 1 is changing the value of the parameter count and not the variable count.

If I change the parameter name (and nothing else), the function performs as expected.

[Naomi]

As a side note…

const addOne = (num) => count += 1 could be considered bad form - I’ve created a function that requires a parameter but doesn’t use that parameter.