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# [What is Hoisting In JavaScript?](https://shashankorthiwada.hashnode.dev/what-is-hoisting-in-javascript?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Definition : Hoisting is a phenomenon in JavaScript by which you can access the variables and functions even before we have initialized them. Yeah, you heard it right... :) it will not throw any error. Let us take a simple example Can you tell me Wha...

Jan 22, 2021 · 11 min read · shashankorthiwada.hashnode.dev  
Updated Jan 24, 2021  
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## Written by

[Shashank Korthiwada](https://hashnode.com/@ShashanKorthiwada)

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## Responses 2

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[Suyash Pradhan](https://hashnode.com/@suyashpradhan)

[Feb 26, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-is-hoisting-in-javascript/600ada02a9a6c21e4fa45083/comment/603905991d789c61c39cd600)

Good Read!

[Bhargav Ponnapalli](https://hashnode.com/@codewithbhargav)

[Jan 22, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-is-hoisting-in-javascript/600ada02a9a6c21e4fa45083/comment/600af8d3a9a6c21e4fa452d7)

Good one [Shashank Korthiwada](https://hashnode.com/@ShashanKorthiwada).

An interesting addition to this article would be to talk about using `let` vs `var` for variable declaration and how they are different in hoisting, perhaps?

Thanks!

[Shashank Korthiwada](https://hashnode.com/@ShashanKorthiwada)

[Jan 22, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-is-hoisting-in-javascript/600ada02a9a6c21e4fa45083/comment/600af8d3a9a6c21e4fa452d7#reply-600afc958304951e7434e20b)

Thanks [Bhargav Ponnapalli](https://hashnode.com/@imbhargav5)

Sure will definitely add those :)...

Thanks for Suggesting...