__proto__ !== prototype One points to the parent of an object and the other points to the object's prototype (which in turn has it's own `__proto__ property).

__proto__ !== prototype One points to the parent of an object and the other points to the object's prototype (which in turn has it's own `__proto__ property). Accessing `prototype` is just fine, but if you want to access `__proto__` then you should use `Object.create()` instead.