What's he difference between class and THIS?

Questions
1

Alright so here’s what I’m wondering, what’s the difference between class and this:

function classFake()
local Class = {}
return setmetatable(Class, {
__call = function(...)
Class:init(...)
end
})
end
2

you can get the class code there https://bitbucket.org/TwoLivesLeft/core/wiki/CodeaClasses

3

@Jmv38 I understand how to use it, but why does it exist if you can just do the above?

4

The class is generally easier to use for beginners

5

@warspyking read the whole link down to the bottom.You’ll see what the class code is. And you’ll see how different it is from your code.