JavaScript Best Practices - Using Prototypes

When you're creating multiple objects, Jeremy explains that you should look for the things that could be considered a prototype - things that don't change, functions for example, or anything that an object would need but is never, or rarely, modified.

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[twrkhanasparukh]

Its worth mentioning that you are using factory pattern for object creation here. There are also constructor, prototype and dynamic prototype patterns.

[TheStevieharris]

when you think your finding your feet in programming and find a video like this. well explained and kinda understood, but forgotten all ready :p

[dragateli]

You should go over setting prototypes directly on objects, and that vs how you did it here.

[maker_aleks]

Why not to use class PersonFactory () { ... } which is way more elegant than IIFE?

[sebbes]

7:22 If you want to make the code even more wierd, you can return the person object directly, by changing row: 8 to this:
*_return_*_ person = Object.create(personPrototype, {_
And remove the _return person;_ statement on row:15

[michealhall]

Thanks this is what I have been looking for

[HenrryPires]

Good video, i just learned something new

[regularviewer]

Very very good. Very straight forward, thanks!

[FatsFalafel]

I thought classes are built to take care of this issue?

[maduron]

Shouldn't the call operator "()" be within the embracing parenthesis? I feel that it would build a tighter bound between the anonymous function and its invocation in a single, ephemeral expression...

[caribbeanman]

I like to create modules with all static functions, with one of them being a special "constructor" function for creating instance objects that the module works with. Then I just pass those instance objects as an argument to any static function that needs to work with instance data. So there's just one static version of all functions and simple data-only objects, without having to mess with ugly Object.prototype.whatever code.

[jaydeepkasture]

what basically he did is he converted the greet method into a singleton, so whenever any person object is create they will all share the same greet method

[dabang]

So, the only way to access johnDoe's greet() method is via another person object "janeSmith". That seems weird. I want to call greet() method as johnDoe.greet() and it should printout "john". That is more natural.

[NoajmIsMyName]

I'm confused... Why is it True again ?

[jsnode]

What is the name of the extension to live preview on dev tool?

[karthickdurai]

Couldn't understand, he's complicating it

[MadBunnyRabbit]

Um... ES6 anybody? Classes? Hello? What is this bullshit?!