I think I once heard a Clojure talk where they were referred to as big and small maps. Small ones are what you’re comparing to arrays. A place where dicts for

I think I once heard a Clojure talk where they were referred to as big and small maps. Small ones are what you’re comparing to arrays. A place where dicts for hard coded keys makes sense is notebooks. The convenience is worth it and it’s unlikely to get out of hand.