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function Vehicle(make, model, year) {
this.make = make;
this.model = model;
this.year = year;
this.describe = function () {
return `${this.year} ${this.make} ${this.model}`;
};
}

Vehicle.prototype.age = function (currentYear) {
return currentYear - this.year;
};

const car = new Vehicle("Toyota", "Supra", 1998);
const bike = new Vehicle("Harley", "Sportster", 2005);

console.log(car.describe());
console.log(bike.age(2025));
console.log(car.constructor === Vehicle);
console.log(Object.getPrototypeOf(car) === Vehicle.prototype);
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🥶 Patreon has shared the tale of its seven year migration from JavaScript to TypeScript. There's a focus on tooling choices that might be useful if you're making a similar shift.
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class EventEmitter {
#listeners = new WeakMap();
#registry = new FinalizationRegistry((label) => {
console.log(`Cleaned up: ${label}`);
});

subscribe(target, callback) {
if (!this.#listeners.has(target)) {
this.#listeners.set(target, []);
}
this.#listeners.get(target).push(callback);
this.#registry.register(target, target.name ?? "unknown");
}

emit(target) {
const cbs = this.#listeners.get(target);
if (cbs) cbs.forEach(cb => cb());
}
}

const emitter = new EventEmitter();
let obj1 = { name: "sensor" };
let obj2 = { name: "timer" };

const ws = new WeakSet([obj1, obj2]);

emitter.subscribe(obj1, () => console.log("sensor fired"));
emitter.subscribe(obj2, () => console.log("timer fired"));
emitter.subscribe(obj1, () => console.log("sensor logged"));

emitter.emit(obj1);

console.log(ws.has(obj1));
obj1 = null;
console.log(ws.has({ name: "sensor" }));
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🤟 Evolving the Node.js Release Schedule: A Work in Progress

The Node.js team has long been discussing shifting Node to a new schedule of one major release per year (instead of two), removing the odd/even distinction, and making every release LTS (with a prior 11 months of alpha/current status). This is a preview post not intended for final publication till April, so things are subject to change (backup version).

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