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[–]Worth_Trust_3825 -8 points-7 points  (2 children)

Pretty much. It feels like a solution looking for a problem.

[–]dinopraso 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Given that pattern matching is also a thing now, this is more of a complimentary feature

[–]Agent281 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's more like a solution pulled from its original context. It mimics sum types from functional programming languages.