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In Node.js 4.2.2 and Chrome 47 (probably other versions too) object shorthands cannot be used as constructors.
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shorthand-constructors.js
const test1 = {
MyConstructor: function () {}
};
new test1.MyConstructor(); // fine
const test2 = {
MyConstructor() {}
};
new test2.MyConstructor(); // TypeError: MyConstructor() {} is not a constructor
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