Question

I’m working on a JavaScript software that bears resemblance to Windows. It has a desktop, taskbar, etc. and I’m wondering whether I should make the desktop a class or an object?

I’m thinking about making a process list array that holds all instances of objects. It would hold an instance of desktop. Does this make sense? Or should I just have one global class called desktop that I don’t instantiate?

Answer 1

I’m wondering whether I should make
the desktop a class or an object

That’s an easy decision, as in JavaScript there are no classes — just objects.

JavaScript is a prototype-based language and not class-based.

You may want to check the following Stack Overflow posts for further reading on the topic:

• How do you define an OOP class in JavaScript?
• What are good JavaScript OOP resources?
• Is JavaScript object-oriented?
• Object Oriented questions in Javascript
• Advantages of prototype based OO over class based
• OO Javascript : Definitive explanation of variable scope