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Polyfill Array.prototype.reduce

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Understand the problem

Implement myReduce that matches spec: handles no initialValue, sparse arrays, and throws on empty array without initialValue.

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Approach: Find first present index if no initialValue, then iterate, skipping holes.

Array.prototype.myReduce = function(callback, initialValue) {
  if (this == null) throw new TypeError('myReduce called on null');
  if (typeof callback !== 'function') throw new TypeError('callback not a function');

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