new-less JavaScript

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JavaScript borrowed the new and delete keywords from its less-dynamic predecessor languages. They feel a bit out of place in a garbage collected language and are a source of confusion for newbies one of the reasons popular libraries such as jQuery, d3, and Ember.js have adopted APIs that don t require using new at all. In this post I ll show you one way do it, and why you should consider it for…

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