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Discussion on: Is `this` in Javascript bad?

 
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Guillaume Martigny

It completely shatter the prototype which is bad IMO. Your friend's method not only create a new function each time, but prevent any ineritance.
Also, it's not possible to supercharge Car's prototype.

The "this" keyword can be tricky, but avoiding it leaves you in a land without OOP.