On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 11:34:27 -0400, <lex at cc.gatech.edu> wrote:

> To be fair, a lot of people do it the other way too, though, and use
> symbols plus case statements.

Lex,

	The thoughtful reply is much appreciated. Also good to know that I'm not  
completely alone. I have done it the OO way, though recently I've been  
doing it with case statements. I probably should go back and do a few  
opposite of the way I did it originally and see what I learn.

	Along similar lines, Meyer expressed disapproval for enumerated types,  
yet they're one of the few things I consistently miss (in languages that  
are not Pascal<s>). It still seems like it would be a useful thing to be  
able to describe a sequence of values--particularly specific to a class  
(which has always been the problem with Pascal enums)--and even named  
constants.

	===Blake===