Difference between Configurable and Writable attributes of an Object

Question

I saw the following regarding javascript, object data property attributes

— 
Configurable: Specifies whether the property can be deleted or changed.

— Enume

Answer 1

configurable and writable are NOT representing the same thing.

configurable means property descriptor and existence.

writable means property value only.

A property's descriptor contains value, enumerable, configurable and writable.

scenario 1: create property by assignment

'use strict';  // non-strict mode behaves slightly different

var foo = {};
foo.bar = 1;  // operated by CreateDataProperty*

// the above is the same as
Object.defineProperty(foo, 'bar', {
  value: 1,
  configurable: true,
  writable: true,
  // ...
});

• CreateDataProperty is an operation defined together with ECMAScript spec.

scenario 2: create property by descriptor

'use strict';  // non-strict mode behaves slightly different

var foo = {};
Object.defineProperty(foo, 'bar', {
  value: 1,
  // configurable => false
  // writable => false
});

foo.bar = 2;    // throw TypeError: Cannot assign to read only property

Object.defineProperty(foo, 'bar', {
  value: 2
  // ...
}); // throw TypeError: Cannot redefine property

delete foo.bar; // throw TypeError: Cannot delete property