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Needed 1+1, built a functional programming language

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  1. ancientstraits · · focus · HN ↗
    The &quot;how to implement a hash table&quot; article <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;benhoyt.com&#x2F;writings&#x2F;hash-table-in-c&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;benhoyt.com&#x2F;writings&#x2F;hash-table-in-c&#x2F; was really helpful for me. I thought that hash tables were something that were basically impossible to make in C, but this showed that it was simpler.
    1. applfanboysbgon · · focus · HN ↗
      &gt; I thought that hash tables were something that were basically impossible to make in C,

      Why would you believe this in the first place?

      1. satvikpendem · · focus · HN ↗
        Yeah it&#x27;s a strange assumption, as this was taught in basic data structures class years ago and any language can implement any data structure, technically speaking. C especially is a weird assumption because lots of foundational software is written in C including hash tables.
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