Using classes

We saw that JavaScript's object-oriented model is based on the constructors and prototype-based inheritance. Well, the ES6 classes are just new a syntax for the existing model. Classes do not introduce a new object-oriented model to JavaScript.

The ES6 classes aim to provide a much simpler and clearer syntax for dealing with the constructors and inheritance.

In fact, classes are functions. Classes are just a new syntax for creating functions that are used as constructors. Creating functions using the classes that aren't used as constructors doesn't make any sense, and offer no benefits. Rather, it makes your code difficult to read, as it becomes confusing. Therefore, use classes only if you want to use it for constructing objects. ...

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