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0 pointskhazhoux2y ago0 comments

The article is about enums, which are lacking in Go.

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randomdata2y ago· 2 in thread

No, Go definitely has enums. It is sum types (that some people have recently started calling enums) that Go lacks.

grumpyprole2y ago

Go does not model enums as separate types (like e.g. Pascal), they are essentially just integers like C.

randomdata2y ago

No, Go enums are definitely separate types. Sure, technically there is also an integer (or some other base representation) hidden in there somewhere, but that's what an enumeration is. Without that you don't have an enum.

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