Yes, arrow functions are always anonymous. They do not have their own name. You can assign them to a variable (const greet = () => {}), but the function itself has no name. This means arrow functions have the same debugging and self-reference limitations as anonymous function expressions.
A function without a name. It is often assigned to a variable (const greet = function() {}) or used as a callback (setTimeout(function() {}, 1000)). The variable has a name, but the function itself does not.
Worse stack traces (show <anonymous> instead of a name), no self-reference (cannot be used for recursion), harder to debug (the debugger shows <anonymous>), and cannot be removed with removeEventListener without a stored reference.
A function expression with an internal name, like const greet = function sayHi() {}. The internal name (sayHi) is only visible inside the function, useful for recursion and better stack traces. Outside, you use the variable name (greet).
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