SignalR/SignalR — comment on commit 3be1351676e8223bc817e2ae452ab0d21614c6e1
File: SignalR.Samples/Scripts/jquery.signalR.js line 263
By DamianEdwards:

I am too, in languages where variables have block scope. But in JS with function scope it's a chance for ambiguity and doesn't accurately reflect what the language actually does at runtime, etc. I'll stick with Crockford on this one :)