javascript - Space after function name is wrong?

Question

I was using JSLint and I got an error for putting a space after the function name. Why is that bad?

function coolness () {
    var hi = "this";
}

ERROR: Problem at line 1 character 19: Unexpected space between 'coolness' and '('.

Answer 1

According to Crockford,

For named functions, DO NOT insert space between function name and parentheses:

function doStuff() {
  //stuff here
}

For anonymous functions, DO insert space between function keyword and parentheses:

function () {
  //stuff here
}