Node.js - inheriting from EventEmitter
I see this pattern in quite a few Node.js libraries: Master.prototype.__proto__ = EventEmitter.prototype; (source here ) Can someone please explain to me with an example, why this is such a common pattern and when it's handy? alessioalex As the comment above that code says, it will make Master inherit from EventEmitter.prototype , so you can use instances of that 'class' to emit and listen to events. For example you could now do: masterInstance = new Master(); masterInstance.on('an_event', function () { console.log('an event has happened'); }); // trigger the event masterInstance.emit('an