Prefer borrowing methods from the prototype instead of the instance
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When “borrowing” a method from Array or Object, it's clearer to get it from the prototype than from an instance.
Fail
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const array = [].slice.apply(bar);js
const type = {}.toString.call(foo);js
Reflect.apply([].forEach, arrayLike, [callback]);js
const type = globalThis.toString.call(foo);Pass
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const array = Array.prototype.slice.apply(bar);js
const type = Object.prototype.toString.call(foo);js
Reflect.apply(Array.prototype.forEach, arrayLike, [callback]);js
const maxValue = Math.max.apply(Math, numbers);