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Classes
In this chapter, we are going to discuss JavaScript classes. We have seen JavaScript objects already, and classes are a blueprint or template for object creation. So, many of the things discussed here should not sound too unfamiliar or revolutionary.
Classes enable object-oriented programming, which was one of the most important design advancements in software development. This development reduced the complexity of applications and increased maintainability by a huge margin.
So, object-oriented programming and classes are of great importance for computer science in general. This is not necessarily the case when we apply it to JavaScript though. JavaScript classes are something special compared to other programming languages. Beneath ...
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