diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index db700dcf72..504cf8054e 100755
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ def build_lint_src_timestamp(t):
 virtual('jshint', 'build/jshint-timestamp')
 
 @target('build/jshint-timestamp', SRC, EXAMPLES_SRC_JS, SPEC, SPEC_RENDERING,
-        TASKS, NPM_INSTALL, precious=True)
+        'examples/resources/common.js', TASKS, NPM_INSTALL, precious=True)
 def build_jshint_timestamp(t):
     t.run(variables.JSHINT, '--verbose', t.newer(t.dependencies))
     t.touch()
diff --git a/examples/resources/common.js b/examples/resources/common.js
index 00d563c128..91411c97b9 100644
--- a/examples/resources/common.js
+++ b/examples/resources/common.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-;(function() {
+(function() {
   var copyButton = document.getElementById('copy-button');
   if (copyButton) {
     var data = document.getElementById('example-source').textContent;
@@ -13,42 +13,35 @@
   if (window.location.host === 'localhost:3000') {
     return;
   }
-  var container = document.getElementById('navbar-inner-container'),
-      form = document.createElement('form'),
-      select = document.createElement('select'),
-      possibleModes = {
-        'raw' : 'Development',
-        'advanced': 'Production'
-      },
-      urlMode = window.location.href.match(/mode=([a-z0-9\-]+)\&?/i),
-      curMode = urlMode ? urlMode[1] : 'advanced',
-      option,
-      modeIdx,
-      mode,
-      modeTxt,
-      modeChangedMethod;
 
+  var container = document.getElementById('navbar-inner-container');
   if (!container) {
     return;
   }
 
-  modeChangedMethod = function() {
-    var newMode = this.value,
-        search = window.location.search.substring(1),
-        baseUrl = window.location.href.split('?')[0],
-        chunks = search ? search.split('&') : [],
-        pairs = [],
-        i,
-        pair,
-        adjusted,
-        modeFound = false;
-    for (i = chunks.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
-      pair = chunks[i].split('=');
+  var form = document.createElement('form');
+  var select = document.createElement('select');
+  var possibleModes = {
+    'raw' : 'Development',
+    'advanced': 'Production'
+  };
+  var urlMode = window.location.href.match(/mode=([a-z0-9\-]+)\&?/i);
+  var curMode = urlMode ? urlMode[1] : 'advanced';
+
+  var modeChangedMethod = function() {
+    var newMode = this.value;
+    var search = window.location.search.substring(1);
+    var baseUrl = window.location.href.split('?')[0];
+    var chunks = search ? search.split('&') : [];
+    var pairs = [];
+    var modeFound = false;
+    for (var i = chunks.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+      var pair = chunks[i].split('=');
       if (pair[0].toLowerCase() === 'mode') {
         pair[1] = newMode;
         modeFound = true;
       }
-      adjusted = encodeURIComponent(pair[0]);
+      var adjusted = encodeURIComponent(pair[0]);
       if (typeof pair[1] !== undefined) {
         adjusted += '=' + encodeURIComponent(pair[1] || '');
       }
@@ -60,10 +53,10 @@
     location.href = baseUrl + '?' + pairs.join('&');
   };
 
-  for (mode in possibleModes) {
-    if ( possibleModes.hasOwnProperty(mode) ) {
-      option = document.createElement('option');
-      modeTxt = possibleModes[mode];
+  for (var mode in possibleModes) {
+    if (possibleModes.hasOwnProperty(mode)) {
+      var option = document.createElement('option');
+      var modeTxt = possibleModes[mode];
       option.value = mode;
       option.innerHTML = modeTxt;
       option.selected = curMode === mode;
@@ -83,11 +76,14 @@
 var exampleNS = {};
 
 exampleNS.getRendererFromQueryString = function() {
-  var obj = {}, queryString = location.search.slice(1),
-      re = /([^&=]+)=([^&]*)/g, m;
+  var obj = {};
+  var queryString = location.search.slice(1);
+  var re = /([^&=]+)=([^&]*)/g;
 
-  while (m = re.exec(queryString)) {
+  var m = re.exec(queryString);
+  while (m) {
     obj[decodeURIComponent(m[1])] = decodeURIComponent(m[2]);
+    m = re.exec(queryString);
   }
   if ('renderers' in obj) {
     return obj['renderers'].split(',');