What is the difference between `new Object()` and object literal notation?

Question

What is the difference between this constructor-based syntax for creating an object:

person = new Object()

...and this literal syntax:

Answer 1

I have found one difference, for ES6/ES2015. You cannot return an object using the shorthand arrow function syntax, unless you surround the object with new Object().

> [1, 2, 3].map(v => {n: v});
[ undefined, undefined, undefined ]
> [1, 2, 3].map(v => new Object({n: v}));
[ { n: 1 }, { n: 2 }, { n: 3 } ]

This is because the compiler is confused by the {} brackets and thinks n: i is a label: statement construct; the semicolon is optional so it doesn't complain about it.

If you add another property to the object it will finally throw an error.

$ node -e "[1, 2, 3].map(v => {n: v, m: v+1});"
[1, 2, 3].map(v => {n: v, m: v+1});
                           ^

SyntaxError: Unexpected token :