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Is it called an instance in Javascript?
Say I have a function.
function foo(){
//do stuff
}
And then I create an object of that function.
var fooObj = new foo();
What is fooObj called? An instance, An object instance, or something ...
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What are Web runtime environments and programming languages
I've been looking into the details behind these two different categories:
Web runtime environments
Web application programming languages
I believe I have the correct information and have phrased ...
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Is Google Closure a true compiler?
This question is inspired by the debate in the comments on this Stack Overflow question. The Google Closure Compiler documentation states the following (emphasis added):
The Closure Compiler is a ...
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Good practice and terminology of braces [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Should curly braces appear on their own line?
I've come across two methods of using braces with if/for/switch/while/function blocks in Java, JS, C++, and PHP (any ...
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Terminology - Cache (Javascript)
I have watched a couple videos on JS where the presenter mentioned "caching" a variable but I didn't see them do anything in the code that would "cache" it beyond normal assignments. When i think of ...
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What to call pure JavaScript standalone (web)apps for which I've not written any server side code?
I've been writing a few tools as standalone webapps for which I have written no server side code and it strikes me that I'm not sure what people call such things.
I like them because they can be ...
