# \[Solved\] Question: "{{scope.vm.prop}}" v.s. "{{this.prop}}" v.s. "{{prop}}"

**URL:** <https://forums.bitovi.com/t/solved-question-scope-vm-prop-v-s-this-prop-v-s-prop/993>\
**Category:** CanJS\
**Created:** [November 13, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.bitovi.com/t/solved-question-scope-vm-prop-v-s-this-prop-v-s-prop/993 "2018-11-13T17:17:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.bitovi.com/t/solved-question-scope-vm-prop-v-s-this-prop-v-s-prop/993/1 "2018-11-13T17:17:38Z")

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What is the difference between these three:

- `{{scope.vm.prop}}`
- `{{this.prop}}`
- `{{prop}}`

Which is most explicit, and which do you think is most noob-friendly? Sometimes I’m afraid there might be some magic going on in CanJS because I don’t fully understand what it is doing behind the scenes, and I’d feel safer knowing I was explicitly referencing the view model or loop scope for instance.

If I wanted to be as explicit as possible, when would I use `scope.vm`, `this`, or just `{{prop}}` in for example the context of the root of a stache template, within an `{{#if}}`, and/or within an `{{#each}}`?

I know I can just use `{{prop}}` and CanJS will figure out what I mean for me, and the syntax will be more succinct, but I’d like to see what it looks and feels like to make everything explicit as possible.

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**Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.bitovi.com/t/solved-question-scope-vm-prop-v-s-this-prop-v-s-prop/993/2 "2018-11-13T17:34:17Z")

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stache’s docs and the TodoMVC guide have recently been updated to show `{{this.prop}}` most places. This is the syntax you should use.

Use `{{for(of)}}` instead of `{{each}}`