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Associative arrays aren't about phone books. They're about providing key value storage. You can use an associative array to record phone numbers, but you could
by current_call 10y ago
Associative arrays aren't about phone books. They're about providing key value storage. You can use an associative array to record phone numbers, but you could also use it for any key value pairing.
Why the same hash table for two different things? Why the same block chain for two different things?
- natrius 10y agoBlockchains aren't plain old data structures. Their value comes from consensus, and it's way easier to use an existing consensus than to establish a new one.
- current_call 10y agoIs Ethereum not on its own blockchain?
- natrius 10y agoIt is. Establishing a new blockchain is a hard thing to do. Ethereum also benefits from network effects between contracts: any contract can call another one to use its functionality.
- current_call 10y agoWhat does "establishing" mean? There are lots of block chains.