Is there a reason JavaScript developers don't use Array.push()?

Question

I commonly see developers use an expression like the following in JavaScript:

arr = []
arr[arr.length] = \"Something\"
arr[arr.length] = \"Another thing\"
         


        

Answer 1

It's a way to limit nested braclets. If you have enough of them you cant see howmany there are or howmany you need (when later looking at the code). I would use a var, one should only have to count things one time.

bar = foo.length;
foo[ bar++ ] = "new item 0";
foo[ bar++ ] = "new item 1";
foo[ bar++ ] = "new item 2";
foo[ bar++ ] = "new item 3";

http://jsfiddle.net/vEUU3/