Summary
This episode explains C++17's new [[fallthrough]] attribute, which explicitly indicates when a case in a switch statement is meant to fall through to the next case without a break. Jason demonstrates how this attribute helps prevent bugs by making intentional fallthrough behavior explicit and distinguishable from accidental missing break statements. The [[fallthrough]] attribute improves code clarity and helps silence compiler warnings that would otherwise flag all fallthroughs as potential errors, making switch statements both safer and more maintainable.