uh... re Loops: "Try and avoid making calls in a loop." This is an over simplification. The author draws the wrong conclusion from the example given: for(

uh... re Loops: "Try and avoid making calls in a loop." This is an over simplification. The author draws the wrong conclusion from the example given: for(var x = 0; x < 100; x++){ var keys = Object.keys(obj); sum = sum + keys[x]; } The problem here is needlessly invoking the same operation 100 times (Object.keys).