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Scope in early JS was handled through a parent slot. Self was a big influence but I had no time to honor it properly. JS had ten days till a demo to prove to fa
by BrendanEich 4y ago
Scope in early JS was handled through a parent slot. Self was a big influence but I had no time to honor it properly. JS had ten days till a demo to prove to factions in Netscape and to most of Sun (Bill Joy was ally) that it had a role to play. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krB0enBeSiE&t=2176s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krB0enBeSiE&t=2176s (earlier if you have time).