[RESOLVED] Warning about mutating prototype - what does it mean?

Hi all!

I frequently get this error in my console:

mutating the [[Prototype]] of an object will cause your code to run very slowly; instead create the object with the correct initial [[Prototype]] value using Object.create

It is invoked in packages/lai:collection-extensions/collection-extensions.js:

// This is used to reassign the prototype of unfortunately                                   // 43  // 51
// and unstoppably already instantiated Mongo instances                                      // 44  // 52
// i.e. Meteor.users                                                                         // 45  // 53
CollectionExtensions._reassignCollectionPrototype = function (instance, constr) {            // 46  // 54
  var hasSetPrototypeOf = typeof Object.setPrototypeOf === 'function';                       // 47  // 55
                                                                                             // 48  // 56
  if (!constr) constr = typeof Mongo !== 'undefined' ? Mongo.Collection : Meteor.Collection; // 49  // 57
                                                                                             // 50  // 58
  // __proto__ is not available in < IE11                                                    // 51  // 59
  // Note: Assigning a prototype dynamically has performance implications                    // 52  // 60
  if (hasSetPrototypeOf) {                                                                   // 53  // 61
    Object.setPrototypeOf(instance, constr.prototype); <<< HERE                              // 54  // 62
  } else if (instance.__proto__) {                                                           // 55  // 63
    instance.__proto__ = constr.prototype;                                                   // 56  // 64
  }                                                                                          // 57  // 65
};

What does it mean?

Thanks for researching :wink: A thorough answer indeed.