I guess everyone is used to language standards written in a very academic style so they ignore them, but if you really want to know how Javascript works, the EC

I guess everyone is used to language standards written in a very academic style so they ignore them, but if you really want to know how Javascript works, the ECMAScript specification is clearly written in semi-layman terms and includes a very good explanation of that picture they include at the bottom of the article. http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST/ECMA-262.pdf http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST...