12-17-2025, 08:36 AM
Thanks for all your comments and links - it's an interesting discussion to follow.
. I am just much more used to working with automatically resizing lists than arrays in other languages (although I recognize that there is something "foundational" about arrays in programming). But putting in the work once, to mimic various "list" functions that aren't built-in, doesn't seem like a bad one-time investment at least to me. Ultimately, the common denominator that I see, is the need to have more functions to work with arrays. It would be great if QB64 had such functions built in.
Do you by the way share your array functions anywhere? If so, I'd be interested in having a look. Maybe they will reduce my phobia.
@Pete: I can't access your link. It seems there is a hidden VIP section, which my 2 forum posts don't qualify me for
(12-16-2025, 10:15 PM)bplus Wrote: Apologies @Heimdall if I am not empathic to your phobia for arrays, it just strikes me as a strange way to overcome that phobia because you are still using arrays to store info but are using an even more complicated system.Indeed, there's a reason why I call it an irrational fear
. I am just much more used to working with automatically resizing lists than arrays in other languages (although I recognize that there is something "foundational" about arrays in programming). But putting in the work once, to mimic various "list" functions that aren't built-in, doesn't seem like a bad one-time investment at least to me. Ultimately, the common denominator that I see, is the need to have more functions to work with arrays. It would be great if QB64 had such functions built in. Do you by the way share your array functions anywhere? If so, I'd be interested in having a look. Maybe they will reduce my phobia.
@Pete: I can't access your link. It seems there is a hidden VIP section, which my 2 forum posts don't qualify me for