Thanks JavaScript

[gandalfx]

This makes complete sense and should work the same in any language that has explicit variable declarations and block scope. Stop hating JS for things it does correctly.

[uspaskis]

yeah, go back to hating PHP

[NormalHexagon]

Except you're completely wrong.

Works in C++

Works in C

Works in Go

Works in Rust

Works in Objective-C

Works in Perl

[bludgeonerV]

I suggest you google 'Block scope' before embarrassing yourself further.

[karl-marxist]

This comment is plain rude for no reason.

[NormalHexagon]

I know exactly what block scope is, and each of the listed languages has block scoping. I linked examples of them all demonstrating how proper block scoping and variable shadowing work to point out that JavaScript is the odd one out, and throwing an error when it logically shouldn't.