Apr 21: Prototypes, Classes

Learning Objectives

After today’s class, you should be able to:

• Explain how JavaScript prototypes enable inheritance and shared behavior.
• Create objects using ES6 class syntax with constructors and methods.
• Compare prototype-based inheritance with class-based syntax in JavaScript.

Lesson Outline

Lecture [25 min]

• Chapter 10: Slides 11–20
• Demo: AST classes in Praxly2

Activity [50 min]

• Data Binding with Reflex
• Project claims (3 min per team)

Before Thursday

1. Submit Prep 12 on Gradescope. ← Due Wed at 11:59pm
2. Make progress on Project 3 in your teamXX repository.