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Symbols as Semi-Private Property Keys

Explore how Symbols serve as semi-private keys for object properties in JavaScript. Understand their role in indicating privacy without full encapsulation, and consider methods to structure your code to simulate private fields effectively.

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Creating truly private properties and operations is feasible, but it’s not an obvious task in JavaScript. If it was as obvious as in Java, blog posts like this, this, this, this, and many more wouldn’t have emerged.

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