It has come to my attention, both here on DIC and in the real world, that many programmers do not actually know that there is a difference between a switch statement and a string of if-else clauses. This seems worthy of correction. You may have been told at some point in your path to becoming a developer that a switch statement is "just like...
Just to clarify: "the easy way", in the real world, is the way that you can get done, and up and running, immediately. "The easy way" is not the way that would be easier if you just figured out how to do it - don't go down that rabbit hole!
If you have to choose between the clever way and the way you know, do it the...