3. Working with Functions
Functions are JavaScript’s workhorse, serving simultaneously as the programmer’s primary abstraction facility and implementation mechanism. Functions alone play roles that other languages fulfill with multiple distinct features: procedures, methods, constructors, and even classes and modules. Once you become comfortable with the finer points of functions, you have mastered a significant portion of JavaScript. The flip side of the coin is that it can take some time to learn how to use functions effectively in different contexts.
Item 18: Understand the Difference between Function, Method, and Constructor Calls
If you’re familiar with object-oriented programming, you’re likely accustomed to thinking of functions, methods, ...
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