Enums as configuration: the anti-pattern
One of the most common patterns I see in software design with Objective-C (and sometimes Swift), is the use of enumeration types (enum) as configurations for...
When Not to Use an Enum
If you’re not switching over an enum, then you’re using it for its properties. We have a better tool for value types with properties: structs.
“Enums are for switching. If you aren’t going to switch over a value—outside of the type—then use a struct.”
“Enums are for switching. If you aren’t going to switch over a value—outside of the type—then use a struct.”
Non-Exhaustive Enums
This maintains proposals for changes and user-visible enhancements to the Swift Programming Language. - swift-evolution/0192-non-exhaustive-enums.md at main · apple/swift-evolution