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Even though triple scripts are [[NOTJS|not JS]], let's discuss JS briefly.
JavaScript, as a language, is "Smalltalk for the masses" (even if they don't know it). Unfortunately, many people (including [https://www.crockford.com Crockford]) decided to wage a bizarre and unnecessary war on <code>this</code>. Unlike JavaScript, triple scripts embrace <code>this</code>.
Triple scripts are unrepentantly about promulgating and promoting ideals that are shared with or inspired by Smalltalk; viz. ''[[The repo is the IDE]]'' and [[selective reification]].
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