Давайте будем понимать это только с кодом;
A.prototype = B.prototype;
function B() {console.log("I am B");this.b1= 30;}
B.prototype.b2 = 40;
function A() {console.log("I am A");this.a1= 10;}
A.prototype.a2 = 20;
A.prototype = B.prototype;
A.prototype.constructor = A;
var a = new A;
var b = new B;
console.log(a);//A {a1: 10, b2: 40}
console.log(b);//B {b1: 30, b2: 40}
console.log(A.prototype.constructor);//A
console.log(B.prototype.constructor);//A
console.log(A.prototype);//A {b2: 40}
console.log(B.prototype);//A {b2: 40}
console.log(a.constructor === A); //true
console.log(b.constructor === A); //true
console.log(a.a2);//undefined
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A .prototype = Object.create (B.prototype);
function B() {console.log("I am B");this.b1= 30;}
B.prototype.b2 = 40;
function A() {console.log("I am A");this.a1= 10;}
A.prototype.a2 = 20;
A.prototype = Object.create(B.prototype);
A.prototype.constructor = A;
var a = new A;
var b = new B;
console.log(a);//A {a1: 10, constructor: function, b2: 40}
console.log(b);//B {b1: 30, b2: 40}
console.log(A.prototype.constructor);//A
console.log(B.prototype.constructor);//B
console.log(A.prototype);//A {constructor: function, b2: 40}
console.log(B.prototype);//B {b2: 40}
console.log(a.constructor === A); //true
console.log(b.constructor === B); //true
console.log(a.a2);//undefined
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