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A lot of web frameworks have a MVC-style layout to code and approaching problems. What are some good similar paradigms for JavaScript? I'm already using a framework (jQuery) and unobtrusive js, but ...

I've been writing web applications for a while now , and everyone knows the one golden rule not to assign variables to the window object , don't ever assign a variable without using var. My ...

I need to write a PhoneGap application with JavaScript and I'm thinking of the code design patterns. I've read some books of JavaScript design patterns but can't really see the advantages/...

At our company we have pretty large body of PrototypeJS based JavaScript code, which we are porting to jQuery for several reasons (not really important here). I'm trying to set up coding guidelines to ...

I used to program in Java. As a result of that I got well-versed with Object Oriented Paradigm. In my opinion it is a great approach to programming because it's easy to unit test, use design patterns, ...

I am primarily a Java programmer. Because of its OO principles and the general paradigm of Java programming, like wrapping things in static variables, and having things return specific types, heavily ...

My OOP JavaScript question is at the very bottom if you want to skip my introduction. In an answer to the question Accessing variables from other functions without using global variables, there's a ...

Despite sharing a similar name and syntax, Java and JavaScript are quite different. However, they both have Object Oriented features. As a JavaScript novice, the main differences that I can see ...

I am learning functional programming, working generally with JavaScript. Many things look promising, like immutable data and stateless flow. Now, I want to build quite a basic CRUD app as a pet ...

With Javascript appearing to be the ubiquitous programming language of the web over the next few years, new frameworks popping up every five minutes and event driven programming taking a lead both ...

I've recently been shown some JavaScript plugins written for OBIEE Mobile App Developer, as well as some custom libraries for various projects. Coming from an OOP background, I am a little confused ...

What is the recommended approach for helper functions? I would like to choose one technique, and run with it to create my new "class". Here are the design options I have pondered: Option 1: Helper ...

I was at a bar last night with a few of my colleagues. They said that it's a bad idea to extend the functionality of basic JavaScript Objects with a prototype method. For example, let's say you ...

Encapsulation is a mechanism of wrapping the data (variables) and code acting on the data (methods) together as a single unit. Client code is expected to inherit from system-supplied classes and then ...

What is the difference and when would you prefer to use Object.defineProperty vs get/set methods in javascript for getters / setters? Ex: class Foo { constructor () { Object....