Array-oriented Programming

http://epixa.com/2012/04/array-oriented-programming.html

by courtewing • 14 years ago

25 11 14 years ago

At first I thought this article might be about array programming languages[1], but then I remembered today's date. If I understand correctly, this "technique" relies on the fact that PHP "arrays" are associative structures that might be called a map in conventional terminology- wouldn't "Map-oriented programming" make more sense?

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Array_programming_language

courtewing3• 14 years ago

You are correct. PHP arrays are actually just ordered maps, so "map-oriented programming" would be appropriate in PHP. However, there is no traditional array implementation in PHP, so calling it "map-oriented programming" within the context of PHP would be ambiguous.

That all said, this "technique" could be used with a traditional array, in theory. The array in the example is fixed-length, and the keys themselves aren't really used at all.

EamonLeonard2• 14 years ago

The best part was when the ninja's put candy in my pocket.

"PHP has curly braces so that servers do not get confused".

dbh9372• 14 years ago

I can't tell if this is an april fool's joke or not.

dbh9372• 14 years ago

Never mind.

EamonLeonard2• 14 years ago

slow start to the day?

mdwe2• 14 years ago

Considering these april fools jokes aren't supposed to be on the front page, this is forgivable

EliRivers• 14 years ago

It's no crazier than any other "paradigm-redefining" introspective code blog post we see the web churn out day after day.

courtewing3• 14 years ago

As the author of this blog post, let me just say that that is a sad (but not untrue) statement, my friend.

Array-oriented Programming

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