ruby - "Why can't I just get the terminology right in my head" java: map. javascript: object? python: dictionary! - devRant

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stop

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golang: map
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lorentz

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@kescherRant dammit
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sbiewald

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@kescherRant And Powershell calls them ... Hashtable.
Why can't even .NET have a single term?
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AlmondSauce

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Some of us remember using Java when Hashtable was the only option...!
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12bitfloat

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Brainfuck: >>>+<<[>+>[-]<<-]>[<+>-]
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MagicSowap

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C: void *ptr;
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ThatPerlDeb

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Perl: hash but maybe a scalar used as a hash ref
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sebbestune

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Nouns!!! Too many nouns!
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Byomeer

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FYI: Javascript has Map(). In contrast to objects, maps are iterable and can use almost any object as key instead of just strings.
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aggelalex

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Vala HashMap
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rickh

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@Byomeer and let’s not leave out the JavaScript WeakMap, the lowest desirability rating by name a type has ever received...

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