Why do you find them self documenting? Usually it's just enum Method { Get = "GET" // ... } I usually always put doc comments on enums an

Why do you find them self documenting? Usually it's just enum Method { Get = "GET" // ... } I usually always put doc comments on enums and their variants. Regarding why numeric ones are (only sometimes) more useful than string values: bit flags comes to mind, faster comparison of numbers than strings (not always tho... unless this is a misconception, but I don't believe so), you mentioned smaller bundle size already. As for "auto" enums: the fact they're numbers now is an implementation detail. They could be unique Symbols in a future versions of typescript. You can do that manually now too, but I'm talking about the automatic (without assignment) syntax. Regarding article: I... Half-agree. But I'd not completely disregard/avoid enums. At the very least, they can be useful to help model some behaviours/states in more readable, accessible, and coherent way (Other comments went into a more in-depth defence of enums, thought).