What’s wrong with var x = new Array();

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It’s safer to use [] than it is to use new Array(), because you can actually override the value of Array in JavaScript:

Array = function() { };

var x = new Array();
// x is now an Object instead of an Array.

In other words, [] is unambiguous.

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