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Nested Enum type in C++ or C#?

I've come across a recurring issue in a few of my recent projects in which I find myself using enums to represent state, or type, or something else, and I need to check against a few conditions. Some ...
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Is it possible to avoid enormously big switch in that case? [duplicate]

I'm writing a simple chess-related code with intention to write it clearly (performance doesn't matter at all). And this method I have doesn't look clean to me at all: public static Piece ...
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How to deal with almost the same enums?

I need to define enums in several classes. The majority of fields are the same in all of the enums. But one has one or two more fields, another has fewer fields. Now I wonder what is the best way to ...
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Enum with FlagsAttribute or IEnumerable<Enum>/ISet<T>

Which is the currently-accepted best practice in terms of C# enum usage, a bitwise [Flags] Enum (compared using | and &) or an IEnumerable of enum values? I'm thinking both from a code-conciseness ...