All of the recorded discussion can be found here: - https://github.com/rwaldron/tc39-notes/blob/master/es6/2013-03/mar-14.md#46-symbols - https://github.com/rwaldron/tc39-notes/blob/master/es6/2013-09/sept-18.md#44-symbols
On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 4:29 AM Andrea Giammarchi < [email protected]> wrote: > just to clarify: > > > I hope there won't be other inconsistent primitives/classes added to > the lang in the future. > > meaning: I'd rather throw at every attempt to `new Boolean/Number/String` > too as amend in the future if "_primitives gotta primitive_" is the idea > and `Symbol` throwing was to help developers. > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 9:27 AM, Andrea Giammarchi < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> FWIW, if `Object(Symbol()) instanceof Symbol` is true, and it is, we can >> say `Symbol` is just an anomaly in the specs because it acts like other >> primitive constructors but it throws if used as `new Symbol()`. >> >> Developers that would've written `new Symbol` are the same that write >> `new Boolean` or `new Number` and `new String`. >> >> If these people don't put minimal effort to better learn/use the >> programming language I wonder why the rest of the entire community should >> be penalised with "quirks" like `Symbol` is. >> >> Throw at everything and then, or don't ... and keep it consistent in both >> good or bad expectations. >> I know it's too late for `Symbol` but I hope there won't be other >> inconsistent primitives/classes added to the lang in the future. >> >> Best Regards >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 12:15 AM, Domenic Denicola <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Symbol is not a class. >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* es-discuss [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf >>> Of */#!/JoePea >>> *Sent:* Sunday, August 14, 2016 18:31 >>> *To:* es-discuss <[email protected]> >>> *Subject:* Why ES6 introduced classes yet `Symbol` not to be used with >>> `new`? >>> >>> >>> >>> It seems like `new Symbol()` would be inline with the introduction of >>> classes. Why was it chosen not to be constructible? Seems like it would >>> make sense to throw an error on `Symbol()` but not `new Symbol()`. Was it >>> to save three characters of typing? >>> >>> >>> */#!/*JoePea >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> es-discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss >>> >>> >> > _______________________________________________ > es-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss >
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