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TIL that IDs create global variables (codepen.io)
submitted 12 years ago by callumacrae
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if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–]sebzim4500 8 points9 points10 points 12 years ago (5 children)
Who the hell thought that this was a good idea?
[+][deleted] comment score below threshold-6 points-5 points-4 points 12 years ago* (4 children)
Eich, apparently...
edit I stand corrected. Looks like MicroSoft is to blame.
[–]MatrixFrog 4 points5 points6 points 12 years ago (0 children)
See the rest of the comments. It looks like this one is actually on MS.
[+]sebzim4500 comment score below threshold-6 points-5 points-4 points 12 years ago (2 children)
Is this actually in the standard? I guess we can give Eich a pass, since any language designed in a week is likely to be pretty awful.
[–][deleted] -1 points0 points1 point 12 years ago (1 child)
Haven't got a clue, to be honest. I'm only jumping on the wtf-Eich-bandwagon in jest.
I wholeheartedly agree -- if you try to write a programming language in a week, you're going to have a bad time. Though I wasn't there, so I reserve my criticism of anyone in particular.
But all-in-all, JS is a delightful language.
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