I loved the classes at first, but as I've got more in to it I've found that classes and prototypes are redundant. Closures let me maintain all of the state that I need without the extra boilerplate.

Agreed, classes with typescript and Vue make sense to me in a SFC approach.

Something about components just fits the class model well.

Or, you know, you could actually learn the language you use. Prototypes are not nearly as bloated as classes, and you usually don't even need them. OO is not the one true paradigm of coding.

also agree, would not go back. TypeScript is savage