Symbols Symbols everywhere

FOSDEM 2022

As part of javascript ES6 (ECMAScript 2015) a new primitive type called symbols was added to the programming language. It is not a widely talked about feature but useful for certain scenarios.

The talk will explain the following new features and demo how they are used.

What are symbols and why they were introduced
Use cases for symbols
Why would you use them
Creating and Overwriting symbol methods
Well known symbols
Explore core source code of symbols

Speakers: Martin Naughton