A quick comparison with class-based inheritance

Some programmers may argue that a better solution would have been to implement "classes" that users can "extend". Trust me, it's not. JavaScript is an inherently functional language, not an object-oriented one. Trying to mimic classical inherintance leads to poor design and makes programs longer and harder to understand. This is especially important in jQuery development because this library itself is highly dependent on callbacks and does not support any kind of inheritance. Functions are an easy, light-weight and effective way of extending behavior. Even newcomers can use them without understanding the anatomy of the JavaScript language.