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check if performance is affected by using prototype, instead of this, to define a function

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function Person(gender) {
  this.gender = gender;

  function myMethod() {
    this.gender = 'x';
  }
  this.method = myMethod;
}
var x = new Person('a');
x.method;

function Person(gender) {
  this.gender = gender;
}
Person.prototype.method2 = function() {
  this.gender = 'x';
};
var x = new Person('a');
x.method2;

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• Revision 1: published by Jean-Philippe Martin on 8th May 2012
• Revision 2: published by Jean-Philippe Martin on 10th May 2012
• Revision 3: published on 10th May 2012
• Revision 4: published on 10th May 2012

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