[Info-vax] DCL's flaws (both scripting and UI)

[David Froble]

Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
> David Froble skrev den 2015-01-22 00:58:
>> Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
>>
>>> I'm only saying that there is a specific standard datatype
>>> builtin into the laguage standard itself in Python that
>>> simply isn't there in Basic.
>>
>> We're just going to have to agree to disagree on this topic, since I've
>> already demonstrated there is a Basic data type that will do the job of
>> storing the data you've suggested.
> 
> There is no data type in Basic that looks like:
> 
>  > Another useful data type built into Python is the dictionary
>  > (see Mapping Types — dict). Dictionaries are sometimes found
>  > in other languages as “associative memories” or “associative
>  > arrays”... dictionaries are indexed by keys, which can be any
>  > immutable type; strings and numbers can always be keys.
> 
>> In fact, something that I've used many times.  Just because a data type
>> doesn't have a particular name doesn't mean it cannot do the job.
> 
> Of course, but you have to come up with some implementation
> of your own, you don't get if "for free".
> 
> Jan-Erik.
> 

TANSTAAFL

Somebody had to write the code.  Just because you didn't do so doesn't 
mean it's free.  "Free to you" maybe.