Re: Comparing memory requirements for hashes and arrays

[perrin]

In my experience, hashes use about 15% more memory than arrays for similar data with constants for array indexes. This is not a good enough reason to obscure your program. Use the data structure that makes the most sense for your code and will be the most readable for future maintainers.

[pmas]

Your experienced guess is good enough for me, brother perrin. Thank you++.

And 15% more for hash is is small price to pay for convenience and flexibility of hashes, as tilly said. We need to store also keys. 15% is less than I expected... /me have no more concerns about using hashes. Thank you all!

pmas
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