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Brendan Eich (2013-09-27T01:03:15.000Z)

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> Mark S. Miller <mailto:erights at google.com>
> September 26, 2013 6:01 PM
> Hi Yehuda, I think I understand everything on your list except 
> "debugger friendly names". I agree that seeing a GUID in a debugger is 
> unfriendly, and I understand why a debugger would not show a Symbol 
> that way. But how would a debugger show a Symbol? Where does a 
> Symbol's debugger-friendly name come from?

The actual parameter to the Symbol constructor, converted to string.

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domenic at domenicdenicola.com (2013-10-13T02:38:04.224Z)

Mark S. Miller <mailto:erights at google.com> September 26, 2013 6:01 PM

> I think I understand everything on your list except 
> "debugger friendly names". I agree that seeing a GUID in a debugger is 
> unfriendly, and I understand why a debugger would not show a Symbol 
> that way. But how would a debugger show a Symbol? Where does a 
> Symbol's debugger-friendly name come from?

The actual parameter to the Symbol constructor, converted to string.

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