• veroxii@aussie.zone
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    8
    ·
    11 hours ago

    What are you on about? The first paragraph says hash tables are “widely used” and the second says they are “common”.

    “Data structures called hash tables” seems to just be a factual statement of what we’re dealing with, especially for people who are not programmers.

      • oyo@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        10 hours ago

        A catalytic converter also might be part of a wood stove. A lay-person may have no idea what a hash table is, or if they are also used in fields other than computer science.

        Why would you specify that it’s a turbo encabulator, everyone knows they’re all turbo.

        • JackbyDev@programming.dev
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          10 hours ago

          It feels just as odd to say “a component of fuel consuming engines called a catalytic converter”. You’re missing the point.