[joeblow99]

// bad const item = new Object();

// good const item = {};

Literally useless differentiation.

[razwall]

Seems pretty useful to me. If I see "new Object()", I know the code was written by someone who doesn't know JS very well, so I should look more carefully for bugs.

[Ronsenshi]

That's why they call it Style Guide. You know - Style?

[roelvanhintum]

Same functionality, less characters. This also helps being consistent.

[jeffpeterson]

Hah, "literally"