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by brbcoding 4305 days ago
What would a better alternative be for `var self = this` ? I use it all the time, never thought of it as an anti-pattern as long as it's only declared where you actually need it.
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> What would a better alternative be for `var self = this` ?

    function foo(){};
    setTimeout(foo.bind(this),1000);

That being said, I'm not entirely crazy about that method as well.
A billion binds on every nested function you see. It's gross :)