On Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Mark S. Miller wrote:
> Now that we have both private Names and unique Names, the general > category covering both is simply Names. Properties can therefore be > indexed by strings or Names. Strings are the ones consisting of a > sequence of characters that can typically be pronounced. Names are > anonymous identities. > > In the real world, names and identities are distinct concepts, and > names are the one corresponding to a unique sequence of characters > that can be pronounced. > > Is "Name" exactly the wrong name for a opaque unique identity > typically used to index a property? Is there a better term? > > Absolutely agree - I also think that Name has a high probability of extant code breakage. I've spent some time looking at synonyms for "Unique", but nothing immediately stands out as "intuitive API" Did you have any specific replacement? Rick > > -- > Cheers, > --MarkM > _______________________________________________ > es-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss > >
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