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		programmer_dude on Sept 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lua, a Misunderstood Language (2021) I'd say containing things is just one function of arrays. The other arguably more important function is "naming" things using numbers.

jrm4 on Oct 2, 2022 [–]

Sure, but it seems like the latter isn't hurt by 1 indexing either, especially if the "names" are arbitrary, and if not, use associative?

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