Pattern matching has quite a long history[1]; it's been around in some form since 1957. It's been enjoying a bit of a renaissance lately; I suspect that's a re

Pattern matching has quite a long history[1]; it's been around in some form since 1957. It's been enjoying a bit of a renaissance lately; I suspect that's a result of Haskell's popularity but I don't really know. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattern_matching https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattern_matching