OOP in JavaScript vs other languages
Explore the fundamental differences between object-oriented programming in JavaScript and traditional class-based languages like Java and C++. Understand how JavaScript uses prototype-based programming without requiring classes and the benefits and trade-offs of this approach compared to classical OOP.
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JavaScript has relied on the object-based style of programming since the beginning as functions and methods can be found written in this style.
However, OOP in JavaScript works differently from other languages. If you’re familiar with OOP in other languages, it’s important that you put that knowledge aside for now, since holding on to those concepts might confuse you.
Now, let’s look into how OOP in JavaScript differs from other languages.
OOP in Other languages
You must have seen that other languages such as C++, Java, and C# use the keyword ...