3 ms·

The counterintuitive behavior of "this" in JavaScript doesn't need any defending. I've never heard a justification for this or any other of JavaScript's quirks

The counterintuitive behavior of "this" in JavaScript doesn't need any defending. I've never heard a justification for this or any other of JavaScript's quirks that wasn't just a thinly veiled lecture on how it works.

shados 10y ago
if nothing else, the javascript "this" is teaching people alternatives to coding that don't need it in the first place. (I don't think JS "this" is that bad...it's just not needed at all)
bbcbasic 10y ago
They should name it arg0, as that is more indicative of what it is than "this".