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

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

David Froble skrev den 2015-01-22 17:25:
> 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.

Yes, which counts *for me*, of course.
*Extremely* silly comment...