[MDL-43190] Improve the javascript coding style guidelines - Moodle Tracker

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I think that the current javascript coding style guidelines should be improved with clear rules and differences between PHP and Javascript style:

I have seen some inconsistencies in core code, i.e variables that are a result of calling a yui function named like style myVar = Y.something

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MDL-41890 Lazily load moodle-core-popuphelp dependencies

MDL-43204 Correct mod_quiz-autosave JavaScript coding style

has been marked as being related by

MDL-43216 Agree on new JS namespacing proposal

MDL-43191 Define JavaScript namespacing rules

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MDL-21634 Rethink JavaScript coding style

1.	Update coding style guidelines to include Javascript coding guidelines	Closed	Andrew Lyons
2.	Investigate tools for verifying Javascript coding style	Closed	Eloy Lafuente (stronk7)
3.	Investigate remaining undecided sections of JS coding style guidelines	Closed	Eloy Lafuente (stronk7)

Participants:: Andrew Lyons, Damyon Wiese, Dan Poltawski, Juan Leyva, Martin Dougiamas, Petr Skoda, Tim Hunt

Component watchers:: David Woloszyn, Huong Nguyen, Jake Dallimore, Meirza, Michael Hawkins, Raquel Ortega, Safat Shahin, Stevani Andolo