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The Linguistics of JavaScript – Erin McKean (Wordnik) keynote
From Fluent 2015: “Javascript is Esperanto that does something.” Constructed languages — conlangs — are artificially-created languages, a category which includes Esperanto, Elvish, Klingon, Dothraki, and yes, Javascript. Can thinking about Javascript the way we think about other human languages help us be better coders, or at least write more readable code? About Erin McKean…
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The Basics of Scope in JavaScript
Whether you’re coming to JavaScript from another language, or you’re learning JavaScript as your first language, the way scope works — that is, when and where your variables are defined — might surprise you. In this instalment of Head First JavaScript Programming Teasers, you’ll learn about the basics of scope, why it’s important to limit…