In praise of Java 1.5 enums

I tried flipping some code to use enums that used to use int.

All kinds of hard to proof read case statement methods collapsed to a
nice easy to extend list of constructor calls.

The big surprise came using the code. Almost nothing had to change but
a declaration from int to the AppCat -- the enum type. Everything
worked without a hitch first time.

The enum code is so much easier to maintain.


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