JavaScript classes for the Python Programmer

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Compares JavaScript and Python class semantics with concrete examples: this vs self and prototype lookup instead of type lookup, constructor vs initializer where JS constructors run in layered order and public fields are set before body runs, causing the subclass factor example to produce 2 instead of 5. Shows fixes: use Function.prototype.bind or call, reference this.constructor.staticName, and use static initializers (ES2015 classes) to build working enums and predictable subclassing.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:05Explicit classes
3. 2:54Properties attributes
4. 4:36Constructor
5. 6:38Static methods
6. 7:34Subclasses
7. 8:49Initializers
8. 10:04New
9. 10:31Class Syntax
10. 11:02subclassing
11. 11:49static properties
12. 12:13subclass overrides
13. 12:41factor
14. 14:31Static Constructor
15. 15:20Static Initializers
16. 17:27Static Initializers Example
17. 18:24Questions

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