Prototype pollution flaws are "the next big thing" in JavaScript security research.

Of course, the goal of the prototype typically dictates which prototype implementation is used at what stage of the project’s overall design cycle. While this definition concentrates on a particular ...

A prototype is an early, trial version of a product/service made to test and improve ideas before the final version is created.

Then, we describe the emergent findings, introducing a (1) modified definition of a prototype, (2) key beliefs about prototypes, and (3) three emergent roles of prototypes. This research is a ...