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minus-squareSolemarc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoAs far as I was aware Go didn’t have enums and this const() Pattern is just a weird thing people do because it behaves like an enum?
minus-squareEthan@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoYou are correct, Go doesn’t have enums. The const thing is a widely accepted pattern for approximating enums.
As far as I was aware Go didn’t have enums and this
const()Pattern is just a weird thing people do because it behaves like an enum?
You are correct, Go doesn’t have enums. The const thing is a widely accepted pattern for approximating enums.