It's called Prototype-Based Inheritance, as opposed to Class-Based. Another such language is Self. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/816071/prototype-based-vs

It's called Prototype-Based Inheritance, as opposed to Class-Based. Another such language is Self. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/816071/prototype-based-vs-class-based-inheritance/816075#816075 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/816071/prototype-based-vs...