diff -ruN -x .git -x node_modules -x .venv -x venv -x __pycache__ -x .pytest_cache -x .ruff_cache -x .mypy_cache -x dist -x build -x target -x .tox -x .nox -x runs base/web/src/branch.js combined/web/src/branch.js
--- base/web/src/branch.js	2026-10-22 23:44:20.610277063 -0400
+++ combined/web/src/branch.js	2026-10-22 23:44:29.971306848 -0400
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 export function label(n) {
-  let text = "none";
+  const text = "none";
   if (n > 0) {
     return "positive";
   } else {
-    let text = "non-positive";
+    const text = "non-positive";
     return text;
   }
 }
diff -ruN -x .git -x node_modules -x .venv -x venv -x __pycache__ -x .pytest_cache -x .ruff_cache -x .mypy_cache -x dist -x build -x target -x .tox -x .nox -x runs base/web/src/negate.js combined/web/src/negate.js
--- base/web/src/negate.js	2026-10-22 23:44:20.610277063 -0400
+++ combined/web/src/negate.js	2026-10-22 23:44:30.534308777 -0400
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 export function pick(ok, a, b) {
   if (!ok) return a
-  else return b
+  return b
 }
diff -ruN -x .git -x node_modules -x .venv -x venv -x __pycache__ -x .pytest_cache -x .ruff_cache -x .mypy_cache -x dist -x build -x target -x .tox -x .nox -x runs base/web/src/util.js combined/web/src/util.js
--- base/web/src/util.js	2026-10-22 23:44:20.610277063 -0400
+++ combined/web/src/util.js	2026-10-22 23:44:30.534308777 -0400
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 export function greet(name) {
-  var greeting = "hello";
-  let punctuation = "!";
-  return greeting + ", " + name + punctuation;
+  let greeting = "hello";
+  const punctuation = "!";
+  return `${greeting  }, ${  name  }${punctuation}`;
 }
 
 export function pair(key, value) {
-  return { key: key, value: value };
+  return { key, value };
 }
 
 export function describe(n) {
   if (n < 0) {
     return "negative";
-  } else {
+  } 
     return "non-negative";
-  }
+  
 }