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function Dog(name) this.name = name; Dog.prototype.bark = function() return 'woof'; ; const d = new Dog('Rex'); d.bark(); // 'woof' Weird parts: understanding javascript the weird part parts
const obj = name: 'Alice', greet() console.log(this.name); ; const greetFn = obj.greet; greetFn(); // undefined (default binding, not implicit) Fix: use arrow functions (lexical this ) or .bind() . The weird part: A function “remembers” its lexical scope even when executed outside it. typeof null; // 'object' (bug in JS) typeof