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JavaScript: Why use an explicit variable when you can just bind and use this instead?
// Why use an explicit variable...
function lame() {
var args = arguments;
return function(fn) {
console.group.apply(console, args);
fn();
console.groupEnd();
};
}
lame('test group')
(function() {
console.log('this is a test');
});
// ...when you can just bind and use this instead?
function awesome() {
return function(fn) {
console.group.apply(console, this);
fn();
console.groupEnd();
}.bind(arguments);
}
awesome('another group')
(function() {
console.log('this is another test');
});
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cowboy commented Jan 29, 2015

should I be surprised that my joke didn't get a single lol

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bstst commented Feb 10, 2015

lol

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