From: Hal Fulton <hal9000@...>
Date: 2006-08-13T16:04:00+09:00
Subject: Re: A use case for an ordered hash

M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:
> 
> That sort of code is what Chuck Moore evolved into Forth. :)  Seriously, 
> though, isn't there a way to do this with a single array? Store the 
> patterns followed by the lambdas in sequence. Find the first index that 
> matches the pattern and take the lambda at [index+1]? Or two parallel 
> arrays? I use two parallel arrays for this sort of thing a lot -- it's 
> easy for me to read, given my FORTRAN background. :)
> 

Yes, I could use a single flat array... I could also program
in FORTRAN...   ;)


Hal