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I am unclear why you decided to replace "key" / "value" with "item" / "data". There is nothing wrong with it, however I believe that "key" is actually a better description than "item", and if so then "value" is the term traditionally associated with "key". So I would be interested to understand the rationale behind this change? [[User:Sophist|Sophist]] ([[User talk:Sophist|talk]]) 04:27, 13 June 2018 (EDT) | I am unclear why you decided to replace "key" / "value" with "item" / "data". There is nothing wrong with it, however I believe that "key" is actually a better description than "item", and if so then "value" is the term traditionally associated with "key". So I would be interested to understand the rationale behind this change? [[User:Sophist|Sophist]] ([[User talk:Sophist|talk]]) 04:27, 13 June 2018 (EDT) | ||
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| + | I changed them to use the same terminology used in /help, to be less confusing to the readers. Nowhere in the /help page describing hash tables does the word 'key' appear, it always uses 'item' to describe it. When /help mentions 'key' elsewhere, it's either in the context of the keyboard, or is related to encryption features. Likewise, /help uses 'value' as a modifier like 'item value' or 'data value'. Also, the $hget .properties are named .item and .data not .key and .value | ||
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Re change to hash-tables page:
I am unclear why you decided to replace "key" / "value" with "item" / "data". There is nothing wrong with it, however I believe that "key" is actually a better description than "item", and if so then "value" is the term traditionally associated with "key". So I would be interested to understand the rationale behind this change? Sophist (talk) 04:27, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
I assume I'm doing this right, this is the 1st time trying to use the 'usertalk' feature. I changed them to use the same terminology used in /help, to be less confusing to the readers. Nowhere in the /help page describing hash tables does the word 'key' appear, it always uses 'item' to describe it. When /help mentions 'key' elsewhere, it's either in the context of the keyboard, or is related to encryption features. Likewise, /help uses 'value' as a modifier like 'item value' or 'data value'. Also, the $hget .properties are named .item and .data not .key and .value