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Shallow copy and deep copy are terms thrown around in Javascript that can be confusing if you have never heard them before. A shallow copy of an array or object is one where they both have the same reference in memory.

Javascript Shallow Copy - what is a Shallow Copy?

So how do you make deep copies in Javascript?

<p>Great article about very important topic. Reminder for any developer that need to always check how you assign or copy objects. In addition, here is a video from my friend which explains shallow and deep copying JavaScript objects more: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_ZAdnWxfwY" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_ZAdnWxfwY</a></p>
