[Sacho]

But there is no "overload" to `this` in JavaScript. It works the same way every time. It's an implicit parameter that is passed when you call the function. It can also be bound, just like all the explicit parameters. The six ways the author presents are just an incomplete list of "Ways you can create an execution context in JavaScript".

This may be confusing to people who expect `this` to have a certain functionality when coming from a different language, but `this` is very consistent in JavaScript. It's just not the kind of consistency people seem to expect.

There's a great way to avoid having the problem - don't use the implicit parameter! What exactly is it giving you, anyway? In almost all cases where people fail to use `this`, they essentially create a function to pass it explicitly. Why not just do that from the get go?

[yarrel]

It may work the same way every time, but the way it works the same is different depending on context.