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๐Ÿ”ฅ Discussion ๐Ÿ”ฅ ES6 Classes. Good or Evil? (programming.dev)
submitted 2 years ago by DonjonMaister to c/javascript
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/302850

Hello, everyone ๐Ÿ‘‹. I am a newcomer when it comes to JavaScript. I come from an OOP background (C# and Java). I've recently learned that ES6 has a class keyword that preforms similarly (but not exactly) to common OOP languages. Normally I would be inclined to use this feature in my projects; however, it came to my attention that the usage of class in JavaScript seems to be heavily discussed (mostly in a negative light). My questions to this community are:

  • Should it be used often, sparingly, or be outright avoided?
  • What are its advantages and disadvantages?
  • Are there specific cases where the usage of class excels?

Please share your thoughts.

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[โ€“] bugsmith 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I mean, it's syntactic sugar but for the most part it will perform in line with how the average Joe expects classes to work.

I use them sometimes. I avoid them other times.

If you're new to JavaScript, go ahead and use them and if you find s usecase where they don't work to your expectatiob you can start learning about why there aren't "true oop classes".