When is prototypal inheritance an appropriate choice?
Good to hear:
- In situations where modules or functional programming don’t provide an obvious solution.
- When you need to compose objects from multiple sources.
- Any time you need inheritance.
Red flags:
- No knowledge of when to use prototypes.
- No awareness of mixins or `Object.assign()`.
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