Hello, everyone 👋. I am a newcomer when it comes to JavaScript. I come from an OOP background (C# and Java). I’ve recently learned that ES6 has a class keyword that preforms similarly (but not exactly) to common OOP languages. Normally I would be inclined to use this feature in my projects; however, it came to my attention that the usage of class in JavaScript seems to be heavily discussed (mostly in a negative light). My questions to this community are:

  • Should it be used often, sparingly, or be outright avoided?
  • What are its advantages and disadvantages?
  • Are there specific cases where the usage of class excels?

Please share your thoughts.

  • DonjonMaisterOP
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    31 year ago

    TypeScript is next on my list. The loose typing of JavaScript drives me a little nuts sometimes 😅.

    • @fidodo@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      In that case you will love typescript. I’m not sure what other imperative languages have both type inference and structural typing.