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  • Wouldn't it be non-deterministic in certain edge cases? (not a specific converter's behavior, but the general principle) Commented May 19, 2015 at 21:28
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    -1 Adding a third-party library that may not be what you want for basic String formatting may be overkill. Commented May 21, 2015 at 15:35
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    @user949300 copy the code, write your own or what ever. You're missing the point. Commented May 21, 2015 at 15:54
  • Can you elaborate on "the point"? "Let an enum be an enum and a string be a string" sounds good, but what does it really mean? Commented May 21, 2015 at 18:24
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    Enum provides type safety. He cannot pass "potatoe" as a color. And, perhaps, he includes other data in the enum, such as thr RGB value, just doesn't show it in the code. There are many good reasons to use an enum instead of a string. Commented May 21, 2015 at 20:33