The Underscore _ Identifier
A convention has also developed regarding the use of _,
which is frequently used to preface the name of an object's property
or method that is private. This is a quick and easy way to immediately
identify a private class member, and it is so widely used, that almost
every programmer will recognize it.
private void Foo() {}
this._foo();
Underscore is a JavaScript library that provides a whole mess of useful
functional programming helpers without extending any built-in objects.
var numbers = [10, 5, 100, 2, 1000];
_.min(numbers);
=> 2
var evens = _.filter([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6], function(num){ return num % 2 == 0; });
=> [2, 4, 6]