(…()) vs. (…)() in javascript closures [duplicate]

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There’s no difference. Both are valid ways to get the JavaScript parser to treat your function as an expression instead of a declaration.

Note that + and ! will also work, and are sometimes used by minifiers to save a character of size:

+function() {  
    var foo = 'bar';  
}();

!function() {  
    var foo = 'bar';  
}();

EDIT

As @copy points out, for completeness, ~ and - will also work.

-function() {  
    var foo = 'bar';  
}();

~function() {  
    var foo = 'bar';  
}();

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