Difference between `throw new Error` and `throw Error`? [duplicate]

Question

Are there any drawbacks of throwing Errors without the new keyword?

throw new Error('Something went wrong');

/* vs */

throw Error('Something went wrong');

Answer 1

They are exactly the same, as guaranteed by the specification:

19.5.1 The Error Constructor

The Error constructor:

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creates and initializes a new Error object when called as a function rather than as a constructor. Thus the function call Error(…) is equivalent to the object creation expression new Error(…) with the same arguments.