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		munificent on Oct 1, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TypeScript: a language for application-scale JavaS... > I'm not sure function level scope over block level is a bad thing. It makes it more Lisp-y. Lisp has block scope.

Xcelerate on Oct 2, 2012 [–]

Well, it can have both...

Evbn on Oct 2, 2012 | [–]

Example?

Can you write Lisp like this?

Function for(){ f(x); var x = 2; }

Compiles and runs with f(undefined)

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