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DRT-W1176

Unnecessary `.new` constructor nameDRT-W1176

Major severityMajor
Anti-pattern categoryAnti-pattern

PREFER using the default unnamed Constructor over .new.

Given a class C, the named unnamed constructor C.new refers to the same constructor as the unnamed C. As such it adds nothing but visual noise to invocations and should be avoided (unless being used to identify a constructor tear-off).

BAD:

class A {
  A.new(); // LINT
}

var a = A.new(); // LINT

GOOD:

class A {
  A.ok();
}

var a = A();
var aa = A.ok();
var makeA = A.new;