this & Object Prototypes

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Preface
• Chapter 1: this Or That?
  • Why this?
  • Confusions
  • What's this?
• Chapter 2: this All Makes Sense Now!
  • Call-site
  • Nothing But Rules
  • Everything In Order
  • Binding Exceptions
  • Lexical this
• Chapter 3: Objects
  • Syntax
  • Type
  • Contents
  • Iteration
• Chapter 4: Mixing (Up) "Class" Objects
  • Class Theory
  • Class Mechanics
  • Class Inheritance
  • Mixins
• Chapter 5: Prototypes
  • [[Prototype]]
  • "Class"
  • "(Prototypal) Inheritance"
  • Object Links
• Chapter 6: Behavior Delegation
  • Towards Delegation-Oriented Design
  • Classes vs. Objects
  • Simpler Design
  • Nicer Syntax
  • Introspection
• Appendix A: ES6 class
• Appendix B: Acknowledgments