s1 = Symbol("cat"); s2 = Symbol.for("cat"); s3 = Symbol.for("cat"); s1 == s2; //... | Hacker News

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		towelguy on June 12, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ES6 in Depth – Symbols `s1 = Symbol("cat"); s2 = Symbol.for("cat"); s3 = Symbol.for("cat"); s1 == s2; // false s2 == s3; // true` You can still have Symbols outside the registry.

artursapek on June 14, 2015 [–]

That I understand. What I don't understand is why s2 and s3 shouldn't just be vanilla strings.

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