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0 pointscryptonector1y ago0 comments

TFA gets pattern matching.

The critical thing is that the compiler (or macro system) needs to check that you've checked all the alternatives.

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Yes TFA is pretty close, but note that it's not just "structs + unions + enums" getting you "most of the benefits", which is what I was responding to. There's a buttload of macros hiding allocation and switch statements.

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0 pointscryptonector1y ago0 comments

TFA gets pattern matching.

The critical thing is that the compiler (or macro system) needs to check that you've checked all the alternatives.

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naasking1y ago

Yes TFA is pretty close, but note that it's not just "structs + unions + enums" getting you "most of the benefits", which is what I was responding to. There's a buttload of macros hiding allocation and switch statements.

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