The Gambit he's claiming is straightforward. Given type X, calling object of type X, a's method a.doit() is just sugar on the fundamental doit(a). The way you g

The Gambit he's claiming is straightforward. Given type X, calling object of type X, a's method a.doit() is just sugar on the fundamental doit(a). The way you get the former is to introduce JS concept of _this_ which is accidental complexity that doesn't pull its weight. I tend to agree.