Re: [PATCH v3 8/9] enum: Add Platform enumeration

[Ammar Faizi <ammarfaizi2@gnuweeb.org>]

On 10/21/22 9:04 PM, Muhammad Rizki wrote:
> You want so? But, I really like to use enum library here like everybody does.

"Like everybody does" is not a real reason. Please convince me with
the advantages of doing your way.

For example, see how I argue below:

I prefer to use a constant enum because:

1) It reduces the function call and you don't have to import an
    extra library. It's simpler to use and to write, it doesn't
    have to call a function to define the value.

2) Better for debugging, you can see the value of each enum member
    by reading the source code. This is good for debugging because
    at some point you can have a @var_x where it was assigned with
    a value from that enum. When you try to print(var_x), it's just
    a number. How do you know what number it refers to if you don't
    know the value of each enum from reading the source code?

    Say, if you have:

        TELEGRAM = 1
        DISCORD  = 2

    And then somewhere else you have:

        var_x = TELEGRAM

    And somewhere else you use that var_x, you know that var_x value
    must be within the enum range, and you want to see the value, so
    you do:

        print(var_x)

    It shows 1, you know it's TELEGRAM because you write 1 in
    the source code. Auto enum throws away that information.


If using auto generated enum can give us something better at all,
what is that? Tell me.

-- 
Ammar Faizi