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Created July 20, 2011 11:58
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Variable shadowing in CoffeeScript, based on assignment scope
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gistfile1.coffee
func = -> x = "some other string"
x = "some string"
func()
alert(x)
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The compiled code. Note how x is redeclared inside the scope of the function.

var func, x;
func = function() {
  var x;
  return x = "some other string";
};
x = "some string";
func();
alert(x);

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