Hum, I find this odd... I also don't think this article gives a complelling reason to back up the claim (a claim which I do not agree with at all)... isn't this more or less unstructured programming? And how do you reliably work with arrays? Conventions for what index a given field should be present in? Seems dangerous and easy to screw up.
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Absolutely, arrays are tools, essential ones! I guess it isn't obvious what the point of the article is... it reads like you're advocating packing data into arrays rather than data structures with named fields.
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That’s why there’s a bold P.S. at the end of It.
If you’re conscious, you can chose to do It and use arrays.
If you dunno the differences, first you should learn those.
I use these tools when I work with the DOM or with very small amounts of data. Just to solve some problem I won’t care in the future about.
Ok I understand, that makes sense. Obviously for experimentation anything goes, and if arrays help you visualize the data then that's a neat perspective on how to use them!
Like I said, the article doesnt make this idea very clear, which is probably what lead to all the confusion in the comments.
Passionate with code... In love with Web Design, Videogames, Books and Jazz music.Years of experience in "document composition" and a Front-End Developer wannabe (since years)
Hum, I find this odd... I also don't think this article gives a complelling reason to back up the claim (a claim which I do not agree with at all)... isn't this more or less unstructured programming? And how do you reliably work with arrays? Conventions for what index a given field should be present in? Seems dangerous and easy to screw up.
These are tools...
You can use It... you can also chose not to use It.
It’s not an article on what is better.
But I can understand your point of view
Absolutely, arrays are tools, essential ones! I guess it isn't obvious what the point of the article is... it reads like you're advocating packing data into arrays rather than data structures with named fields.
That’s why there’s a bold P.S. at the end of It.
If you’re conscious, you can chose to do It and use arrays.
If you dunno the differences, first you should learn those.
I use these tools when I work with the DOM or with very small amounts of data. Just to solve some problem I won’t care in the future about.
Ok I understand, that makes sense. Obviously for experimentation anything goes, and if arrays help you visualize the data then that's a neat perspective on how to use them!
Like I said, the article doesnt make this idea very clear, which is probably what lead to all the confusion in the comments.
I’ve to agree... I’ll do better next time.