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@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ function showMessage(from, text = anotherFunction()) {
 }
 ```
 
+```smart header="Evaluation of default parameters"
+In JavaScript, a default parameter is evaluated every time the function is called without the respective parameter. In the example above, `anotherFunctions()` is called everytime `someMessage()` is called without the `text` parameter. This is in contrast to some other languages like Python, where any default parameters are evaluated only once during the initial interpretation.
+```
+
 
 ````smart header="Default parameters old-style"
 Old editions of JavaScript did not support default parameters. So there are alternative ways to support them, that you can find mostly in the old scripts.