Can not use type as field name of a custom type

[xhh]

type MyType {
  Big
  Small
}

type MyData {
  MyData(type: MyType) // <--- compile error
}

Would it be better to allow this use case?

[lpil]

Hello! type is a keyword so it cannot be used as a variable. It is quite common for languages not to permit keywords to be used as variable names.

I tend to use type_ in my Gleam and Rust programs intead.

[xhh]

I was trying to use it as a field name (not variable name), like field names in Elixir struct or Erlang record, which could be accessed like my_data.type.

[lpil]

Aye, same rules apply for labels.