If someone is clever enough to hide their JavaScript like this, then they hopefully know that it isn't foolproof. In other words, don't rely on obfuscating your code for anything related to security (as an example).
Actually, this slows down all levels of code stealers. No longer can we simply copy and paste (or download if it is its of *.js file) into our editor of choice. Now, we have to open the dev console, call getCode(), and deal with any formatting issues that might arise (such as \\n -> \n).
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If someone is clever enough to hide their JavaScript like this, then they hopefully know that it isn't foolproof. In other words, don't rely on obfuscating your code for anything related to security (as an example).
Did you read to the bottom? He knows it doesn't really hide the code. He's just having fun and slowing down the lowest level of code-stealers.
Actually, this slows down all levels of code stealers. No longer can we simply copy and paste (or download if it is its of *.js file) into our editor of choice. Now, we have to open the dev console, call getCode(), and deal with any formatting issues that might arise (such as \\n -> \n).