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Rust uses OCaml's algorithm for pattern matching, which is basically a dynamic programming algorithm that minimizes the number of branches. (It's really clever, worth reading about if you're bored.) The Rust compiler also contains heuristics to decide whether to use a jump table (LLVM switch statement) or not.


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