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Yeah, no, not when your primary language still can't get lexical scope right, or distinguish between arrays and hashtables.
by kod 9y ago
Yeah, no, not when your primary language still can't get lexical scope right, or distinguish between arrays and hashtables.
- nedt 9y agoYou can always use SPL for more strict datastructures (since 5.3): https://secure.php.net/manual/en/class.splfixedarray.php https://secure.php.net/manual/en/class.splfixedarray.php
- Will_Parker 9y agoThe lack of distinction between array vs hashtable isn't a big deal. Array as a map from integers to items works fine in practice. Even speaking of algorithm performance, it's fine for the uses you have on a web server. (Any other use of PHP is clearly insane. :) ) You speak like someone who hasn't worked much in PHP. When you do, a lot of quirks and flaws really bother you and slow down during everyday tasks, but the ones you mentioned aren't they.
- mcny 9y ago> a lot of quirks and flaws really bother you and slow down during everyday tasks Would you mind sharing a few that bother you? q
- Aeolun 9y agoThe fact that `false` isn't always false. Or that '0' or 0 or null are all 'false'. There's a bunch more quirks in Zend Framework that I use every day that are much worse than all the rest of PHP though.
- mark-r 9y agoIt occurred to me not long ago that hash tables are a general solution to indexing, and arrays are simply an optimization that you can apply when the proper constraints are in place. I'm happy to discover that it wasn't an original thought.