Why enum doesnt provide a namescope?

[willow ether]

I totally dont get why it is designed like this

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[quartz sentinel]

Because C
Anyway enum classes might be what you are looking for

[astral sky]

normal enums are bad, use enum class

[signal copper]

the way enums work in C++ was inherited from C, which doesnt have namespaces, enum classes are the more c++ version of enums