"Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death with a loaded Uzi"
- Larry Wall
About this Quote
This quote by Larry Wall is a funny way of revealing the inadequacy of utilizing linear scans to explore an associative array. An associative array is a type of data structure that stores information in key-value sets, and a linear scan is an approach of exploring information by sequentially examining each aspect. The quote is comparing the ineffectiveness of linear scans to the absurdity of attempting to club somebody to death with a crammed Uzi. The Uzi is a type of submachine gun, and it is a weapon of mass damage. The quote is indicating that linear scans are just as ineffective and ridiculous as attempting to club somebody to death with a crammed Uzi. The quote is a funny way of expressing the inadequacy of linear scans and the absurdity of using a weapon of mass damage to club someone to death.
This quote is written / told by Larry Wall somewhere between March 10, 1949 and today. He/she was a famous Author from Canada, the quote is categorized under the topic Technology. The author also have 31 other quotes.
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