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Don't use booleans (2019)
ums instead. With any blanket statements like this, there are always exceptions.
Though in general, I believe the use of enums is often a better choice compared to boolean, unless you really need to squeeze your data into one single physical bit. Recently, I came across a function call in our code-base where I challenged my team to name the arguments for some cash, and sadly, I kept my money. Whenever I was about to use booleans and stepped back to consider using enums as an alternative, I often found myself going over the actual use-cases, or the behaviors and states of the application.
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