removing default case requirement?

[Steven Schveighoffer]

On 3/31/23 1:25 PM, Ali Çehreli wrote:
> On 3/31/23 08:20, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
> 
>  > But we have such a thing, in the `default:` case requirement.
> 
> If we went with that change, I would probably feel the need to write 
> comments like the following:
> 
>      // No default case

You can still write `default: break;` if you want.

> 
> ... which would defeat the purpose. Am I fooling myself here? Because I 
> don't know why I don't feel the same need for the 'if' statement.

I honestly think it's just habit. And I think that habit has to do 
somewhat with problems that are mostly solved (from C and C++).

-Steve