4 ms·

> Enums IMO have no advantage over union types with string literals, e.g. `type Status = 'fulfilled' | 'pending' | 'failed'`. Well I would say having to not re

> Enums IMO have no advantage over union types with string literals, e.g. `type Status = 'fulfilled' | 'pending' | 'failed'`. Well I would say having to not repeat and update your code everywhere when you change or add a possible value is a pretty big advantage.

pjerem 5y ago
My IDE does this just fine (WebStorm, btw)
- pvorb 5y ago
  But the peer who reviews your code will hate it.
  - pjerem 5y ago
    No, it was a team choice.
    - pvorb 5y ago
      Ok, that's good.
resonious 5y ago
In my experience, even if I do change an enum value I also want to change the name in code. Having enum { complete = 'finished' is a little weird so I just change it to enum { finished = 'finished' } anyway.