[REBOL] Associative Data Store Re:(3)
From: petr:krenzelok:trz:cz at: 18-Sep-2000 17:31
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From: <[rebol--keithdevens--com]>
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Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 4:35 PM
Subject: [REBOL] Associative Data Store Re:(2)
> I'm probably going to get beaten up for this :), but if my question is
> totally absurd, please excuse my ignorance...
>
> You seem to put a lot of emphasis on being able to use block!s as keys. Is
> this really necessary or desired?
>
> It seems like an implementation would be easier and/or more efficient if
we
> didn't have to worry about that case. Same for logic! values :)
>
> Many other languages get by with just strings for keys, why do we have to
be
> able to use every Rebol data type as a key?
That's true. Even XBase systems work that way. In real - what about any
entry form fiels? They are all strings ... and if not, you can convert to
string first :-)
-pekr-
