Hello, everyone 👋. 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?
As long as you’re opting for composition over inheritance, it’s probably fine.
Totally agree with you there.
Probably on the “sparingly” end.
I’m on the same train of thought as you. I feel that relying too much on class ignores the better features that JavaScript has to offer. However, I’m sure that its application is useful on the occasion where inheritance IS (but very rarely) necessary.
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Probably on the “sparingly” end. As long as you’re opting for composition over inheritance, it’s probably fine.
Totally agree with you there.
I’m on the same train of thought as you. I feel that relying too much on
classignores the better features that JavaScript has to offer. However, I’m sure that its application is useful on the occasion where inheritance IS (but very rarely) necessary.