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We explore the proto property on JavaScript Objects, and how it relates to the normal prototype. Basically, the .proto property points to the object that the current object actually will use when doing lookups on the prototype chain, while “.prototype” only exists on functions, in case you want to use those objects as constructors
passed to the new keyword.

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__proto__ vs prototype - Object Creation in JavaScript

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__proto__ vs prototype - Object Creation in JavaScript

We explore the __proto__ property on JavaScript Objects, and how it relates to the normal prototype. Basically, the .__proto__ property points to the object that the current object actually will use when doing lookups on the prototype chain, while ".prototype" only exists on functions, in case you want to use those objects as constructors passed to the new keyword.

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