I read somewhere that using prototype to extend native objects (String, Number, Array, etc.) was a bad idea. Is this true? Why or why not?
I read somewhere that using prototype to extend native objects ( String , Number
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I read somewhere that using prototype to extend native objects (String, Number, Array, etc.) was a bad idea. Is this true? Why or why not?
I don’t think it’s bad. If you have a look at Ruby on Rails, very many native objects are extended with custom functionality and it’s a very good framework.
What would be bad is if you change existing methods on native objects. this could cause unforseen consequences.