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Discussion on: Learning things about PHP during Advent of Code (Days 1-3)

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Jon Bristow

Ooh, I live for these moments when the “magic behind the curtain” in a language clicks into place.

It’s tough for me to mentally switch between “array backed” lists in languages like Java and the “everything is a dictionary” approaches of php, python, and javascript. (And others on both sides!) I’m thankful every day that google exists to help remind me.

Bonus “fun(?)” fact: the creator of the Advent of Code has a whole collection of PHP’s more dangerous and strange quirks and foibles: PHP Sadness