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JavaScript's globalThis Unifies Global Object Across Environments
ES20 introduced globalThis, a standard way to access the global object in JavaScript, replacing environment-specific names like window, global, and self. It works consistently in browsers, Node.js, and web workers. This simplifies cross-platform code by eliminating the need to check the runtime environment.
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A small but overdue fix that reduces boilerplate for developers targeting multiple JS runtimes.
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