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7400: [MUD-Dev] Let's talk about numbers.

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From: "Jon A. Lambert" <jlsysinc@ix.netcom.com>
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 01:59:33 -5
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Organization: Kanga.Nu
On 23 Sep 98, Marc Hernandez wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Sep 1998, Jon A. Lambert wrote:
> 
> }It begs the question, "Is the fixed dimensional array evil?"
> 
>  Following a 'double when full, half when quarter full' strategy it
> can be shown that access to the array is still constant.  In certain
> algorithms constant array access, but with the ability to grow and
> shrink could be very important.  
> 

Arrays that are dynamic at runtime can be good design. :)

The context of my comment is lost here.  It was that of a fixed hard 
to modify design because of self-imposed limits versus an open and 
flexible design. 

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