"var self = this" provides a workaround that isn't too verbose, so maybe it diminished the need for "bind" enough to put it off. FWIW, I do use a $.bind method

"var self = this" provides a workaround that isn't too verbose, so maybe it diminished the need for "bind" enough to put it off. FWIW, I do use a $.bind method that I got from somewhere in my own jQuery code.