https://ghafoorsblog.com/tags/inheritance/Recent content in Inheritance on Ghafoor's Personal BlogHugoenhello@ghafoorsblog.com (AG Sayyed)hello@ghafoorsblog.com (AG Sayyed)Copyright © 2024-2026 AG Sayyed. All Rights Reserved.Sun, 24 May 2026 09:13:13 +0100https://ghafoorsblog.com/posts/js/06b-objects-prototypes/Thu, 24 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0000hello@ghafoorsblog.com (AG Sayyed)https://ghafoorsblog.com/posts/js/06b-objects-prototypes/<h2 id="why-prototypes-are-still-essential-knowledge">Why prototypes are still essential knowledge</h2> <p>ES6 added the <code>class</code> keyword, and many developers stopped thinking about prototypes. That is a mistake. Every JavaScript class is <em>syntactic sugar over prototypes</em> — and the moment you debug a bug involving <code>instanceof</code>, <code>Object.create</code>, or a &ldquo;this method exists, why is it undefined?&rdquo; question, you need the underlying model.</p> <p>This post explains exactly how prototypes work. The <a href="https://ghafoorsblog.com/posts/js/06c-objects-classes/" >next post</a> shows the <code>class</code> syntax sitting on top.</p>