Differences between arrow function and regular function in JavaScript.

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 JavaScript functions can be defined in many ways. One can use the right syntax for specific needs by understanding the differences. In this blog, I will discuss some main differences between regular functions and arrow functions. The value of this in case of arrow function is considerably different from that of regular function. Arrow function doesn't define it's own context of execution. The arrow function implicitly returns this expression without the use of the return keyword.

Differences between arrow function and regular function in JavaScript

<p>TLDR; Normal functions are objects and as such behave like them. They have their own context for the this keyword and trying to instantiate them uses the function as their object constructor. The last difference is just syntax, where arrow functions can be abbreviated like () =&gt; expression; where expression is returned.</p>
