The Dilemma of Context Binding One of the most notable features of arrow functions is that they do not bind their own this; instead, they inherit the this value from the outer scope. This can simplify ...

CoffeeScript, a simple languages that compiles to JavaScript and aims to make web developers’ lives easier, has just moved to a second major release, one that emphasizes syntax improvements.

First, the most significant feature of arrow functions is that they do not bind their own this, but inherit the this value from the outer scope. At first glance, this may seem like an advantage, but ...