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		zozbot234 on Sept 22, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Using enums to represent state in Rust > Rust ADTs and pattern matching are so much better than other mainstream languages Pascal and Delphi have always had variant records as part of the language. Are these not "mainstream" enough, especially Delphi?

diarrhea on Sept 22, 2023 | [–]

Uuugh, no. Not anymore at least.

LoganDark on Sept 22, 2023 | | [–]

Those languages have other issues that make them weird to use. Rust has its fair share of weirdness as well, but most of that weirdness is just a direct side effect of the way that it is.

Klonoar on Sept 22, 2023 | [–]

Neither has been mainstream in years.

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