No we should not support enum types derived from strings

[12345swordy]

On Wednesday, 12 May 2021 at 02:22:52 UTC, 12345swordy wrote:
> On Wednesday, 12 May 2021 at 02:21:06 UTC, 12345swordy wrote:
>> On Wednesday, 12 May 2021 at 02:07:14 UTC, deadalnix wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, 12 May 2021 at 01:58:39 UTC, 12345swordy wrote:
>>>> No, classes are reference types, structs are values types in 
>>>> c#.
>>>>
>>>> -Alex
>>>
>>> No, both are value type,
>> Wrong.
>>
>> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/keywords/reference-types
>>
>>> but in the case of the class, the value contains a reference 
>>> to the payload that you describe in the class's body. 
>>> Consider:
>>>
>>> class A {}
>>> A a = new A();
>>>
>>> void foo(A ainfoo) {
>>>     ainfooo = new A();
>>> }
>>>
>>> foo(a);
>>>
>>> Was "a" modified here?
>> Yes. A is being replace with the new instance of A that 
>> happens to have the same value here. There is no guarantee 
>> that they will share the same address.
>>
>> - Alex
>
> In layman terms, just because I can replace the item in the box 
> with the exact same box, it does not mean the box hasn't been 
> modified.
>
> - Alex
Woops, meant to say "with the exact same item."

-Alex