Even though the readability of javascript code gets denied drastically, overall stability and optimization of the code become great is Closure Compiler service is used. As a developer, both of them are concerned regarding the implementation of a production-ready code. Hence using Closure cannot be recommended if code readability comes first, as compiled infrastructure might not be good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
As an open-source tool supported by Google, Closure Compiler does do the work as to be expected, that is to cross-compile javascript code to save the size. But still, it converts to a non-readable format. When it comes to development, code readability is important. Also, Closure looks for type checks too! This is a good feature, and cleaning dead codes from the program will save the memory efficiently, hence when readability is not a major concern, benefits are more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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