Jun 6, 2026 · 13 min · 8 segments
Have you ever added a method to an enum and then wondered if you just turned it into something it was never meant to be? In the latest episode of the No Compromises podcast, we discuss where to draw…
You know, I really hate magic strings.
You know what I mean when I say magic strings or magic
numbers? Yeah,
like abracadabra.
No, but like strings are numbers in our application that mean something.
So like, for example, like one ID1 is a user, maybe negative 99 means something else, which is a horrible thing to do.
Or like you have a status, a connection status, and it's the word good, you know, or problem or something like that.
It's something you're matching against in logic where it has a special meaning to it.
Yeah, yeah.
They're called magic because they are strings, but they have a meaning.
So
that's the magic
to it.
Okay.
You know, I really hate magic strings.
You know what I mean when I say magic strings or magic
numbers? Yeah,
like abracadabra.
No, but like strings are numbers in our application that mean something.
So like, for example, like one ID1 is a user, maybe negative 99 means something else, which is a horrible thing to do.
Or like you have a status, a connection status, and it's the word good, you know, or problem or something like that.
It's something you're matching against in logic where it has a special meaning to it.
Yeah, yeah.
They're called magic because they are strings, but they have a meaning.
So
that's the magic
to it.
Okay.
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