JavaScript: Prototypes

Description

In this course, you will learn:

• How to write more efficient JavaScript code using the prototype chain.
• Fundamental concepts underlying prototypes, such as object literals and constructors, and discover how prototypes can reduce memory usage, improve code organization, and help you cascade changes site-wide with a single update.
• How to use ES6 classes to build prototypes with less code and more features.

Syllabus:

• Introduction
• What you should know
• Exercise files and environment setup
   

1. Building Blocks of Prototypes

• Create object literals
• Create objects with a constructor function

2. Using Prototypal Inheritance

• Understand the prototype property
• Modify an object's prototype
• Create a prototype chain
• Apply prototypal inheritance

3. Using ES6 Classes

• Understand ES6 classes
• Build prototypes using ES6 classes