"function" will be gone soon enough - replaced (ok, augmented) in the next version of JS with "#" - so you'll be able to write: #(x) { x * x } instead of functi

"function" will be gone soon enough - replaced (ok, augmented) in the next version of JS with "#" - so you'll be able to write: #(x) { x * x } instead of function(x){ return x * x; } http://brendaneich.com/2011/01/harmony-of-my-dreams/ http://brendaneich.com/2011/01/harmony-of-my-dreams/ (He indicates that the function change will land in this ((very good)) podcast: http://www.aminutewithbrendan.com/pages/20110303 http://www.aminutewithbrendan.com/pages/20110303)