[REBOL] Re: dbms3.r 01
From: g:santilli:tiscalinet:it at: 19-Jan-2002 17:23
Hello Gregg!
On 18-Gen-02, you wrote:
GI> I think I would say that a block of word/value pairs (e.g. [a
GI> 1 b 2]) is more like an associative array. Can an object's
GI> spec block be extended, or modified, after it is created?
It can't, so you are right; but an object still seems the best
solution in my case.
Remember that:
b: [a 1 b 2]
b/b ; is O(n)
while contexts are likely to be optimized for word lookups. (Well,
I know Ladislav has something to say about this...)
Regards,
Gabriele.
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