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# [What does => Mean in JavaScript? The Equals Greater Than Symbol aka Hashrocket Explained](https://freecodecamp.org/news/what-does-the-hashrocket-symbol-mean-in-javascript?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Prior to the introduction of arrow functions, function expressions in JavaScript had a verbose syntax that often made code harder to read and understand. As a more concise way of writing function expressions in JavaScript, arrow functions were intro...

Mar 21, 2023 · 4 min read · freecodecamp.org  
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