Declaring functions is one of the most fundamental concepts in JavaScript programming, especially when building reusable code components. As the creator of CoreUI, a widely used open-source UI library, and with over 25 years of experience in software development, I’ve written thousands of function declarations across countless projects. The most straightforward approach is using the function declaration syntax, which creates named functions that are hoisted and available throughout their scope. This method provides excellent readability and debugging capabilities compared to other function definition patterns.