I&#x27;m not sure why&#x2F;when the shift took place, but I do like it because it looks a lot cleaner than double quotes.<p>At work I use airbnb&#x27;s linting configuration as shown here[1], which specifies the usage of single quotes for strings (no explanation for the preference though).<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;airbnb&#x2F;javascript" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;airbnb&#x2F;javascript</a>