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JavaScript

var views = {
  settings: {
    init: function() {
        var withThing = 'withThing';
        this.doSomething(withThing);
    },

    doSomething: function(withThing) {
      // NEVER GETS CALLED
        alert(withThing)
    }
  }
};

views.settings.init();