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In spite of the use of use strict i want know how use strict works internally. who controls the behavior of the use strict? Is it a browser or JavaScript framework who takes care of Strict mode?

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    "Is it a browser or JavaScript framework who takes care of Strict mode?" - How could it be anything other than the browser? "use strict" changes the way certain fundamental parts of the language work, so... Commented Jan 26, 2014 at 5:12
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    @nnnnnn This may be obvious to you an I, but if it was obvious to the person asking, they wouldn't have asked the question. Commented Jan 26, 2014 at 5:12
  • You'll find the MDN entry informative. There's also some info in the ECMAScript 5 spec. Commented Jan 26, 2014 at 5:14
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    @Brad - I was hoping to prompt the OP to think it through. Also, there are any number of articles about strict mode - surely reading a couple of those and not seeing "You will need framework X to use strict mode" mentioned is a clue... Commented Jan 26, 2014 at 5:14

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The JavaScript/ECMAScript engine within the browser itself is what takes care of interpreting this directive. This is a feature of ECMAScript 5.

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