Is there a purpose to hoisting variables?

Question

I\'ve been learning a lot of Javascript lately and I\'ve been trying to understand the value (if there is any) of hoisting variables.

I understand (now) that JS is a

Answer 1

Not really. The only thing I can think of where it would be helpful is if you are writing code in a hurry and you happen to declare it later on. So it doesn't really matter, it's a weird addition to JS that a lot of people don't really even know about because utilizing it feels backwards and inefficient.