JavaScript is a high-level programming language that, according to a 2018 Statista survey is the most used programming language in the world, with a whopping 69% of developers having used it. Because ...

Although the TextEdit element is still using those classes under the hood, they aren't accessible. Instead, you get simple JavaScript wrapper methods that are a lot less functional and powerful.

JavaScript classes provide a much simpler and clearer syntax to create objects and deal with inheritance." A StrongLoop blog post echoes the "syntactic sugar" angle. "ECMAScript 2015, formerly known ...

JavaScript is so dynamic that you can program in a step-by-step procedural manner, in a prototypal manner, or using class-based methods if implemented properly.