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mariosangiorgio

22:01

What do you mean with "interact with multiple other arrays"

Phrancis

<?php
$mood = 'mellow';
$tempo = 'slow';
$songCharacter = array(
	'Mood' => '$mood,
	'Tempo' => $tempo
);
$moodColors = array(
	'mellow' => array(
		'Blue',
		'Violet',
		'Purple'
	),
	'energetic' => array(
		'Orange',
		'Yellow',
		'Green'
		),
	'aggressive' => array(
		'Red',
		'Black',
		'Gray'
	)
);
$tempoAdjectives = array(
	'slow' => array(
		'Boring',
		'Sluggish',
		'Interminable'
	),
	'medium' => array(
		'Agreeable',
		'Neutral',
		'Typical'
	),
	'fast' => array(
		'Stressful',
		'Angry',

^^ if this helps... $mood will interact with $moodColors to select which nested array to select a random value from (this is for a name generator)

So on for $tempo / $tempoAdjectives, and more arrays later

mariosangiorgio

I'm not sure I really understand what you want to do. Maybe because I don't know PHP well. Generally speaking I think it is good to pack together things that are logically connected

so I'm totally in favour of having a $songCharacter variable and in using its elements to choose a mood color and a tempo adjective

Phrancis

Well TTGH, back in a bit with... more PHP yay!

mariosangiorgio

I think you might consider to have a function that takes an array like $songCharacter and returns another array of "things associated to that character"

something like array('color' => ..., 'tempoAdjective' => ...)

I think I'll go to sleep soon

see you later

rolfl

And..... I need +7 for rep cap today.... on SO... ;)

> You've earned the "Strunk & White" badge (Edited 80 posts).

Simon André Forsberg

22:10

@rolfl Are you cheating on us?

Santa doesn't work on Stack Overflow.

TTGTB

rolfl

Nah, not cheating, I maxed out here on CR too..... just got in to a JDOM question on SO today, and stuck around a bit.

JaDogg

22:31

nvm Found a nice sample code, I got it :D

Phrancis

Someone tell me I'm crazy for wanting to learn PHP, and show me how much simpler and cleaner the above code would be in Python...

bazola

@Phrancis why not just use Javascript if you are doing something in the browser?

Phrancis

I'm not necessarily wanting to do it in a browser

Dan Lyons

is there any particular goal you have in learning php, or are you just learning another language for the hell of it?

Phrancis

Although I'm not opposed to using a browser and JavaScript, if it's better than PHP.

I've chosen PHP as kind of a bridge to learn to think outside the SQL mindset and learn more general concepts. Since PHP+SQL are often together in questions on CR I figured I would kill 2 birds with 1 stone and make a dent into the PHP mountain of zombies.

rolfl

22:40

@Phrancis - the common thinking nowdays, is to use Javascript on the client, and also on the server.

You will be doing yourself a favour if you do node.js on the server, and Javascript on the front too.

Phrancis

Have no idea what you just said lol.

rolfl

@JaDogg - for 6GB you need a streaming parser, and a that limits you to either SAX, or StAX. Since StAX is ugly, and worth less than .... PHP, go with SAX, it's a trick to get the state-machine going, but it's fast when you do.

bazola

@Phrancis the problem with PHP is that it doesn't seem to have basic things such as Dictionaries that most other languages have. and also the syntax is just abysmal. I think you would be better off with a more sensible language

Phrancis

@bazola OK... Could you give me a simple concrete example of say... JavaScript, and what the syntax would look like for what I started above? (nested arrays) I'm a very visual person...

I have noticed the syntax in PHP is a serious PITA.

bazola

ill try, hold on

Phrancis

22:47

And... the manual sucks.

JaDogg

@rolfl Nice

bazola

@Phrancis I am having a bit of trouble coming up with this in Javascript.. still trying though

Phrancis

OK don't spend too much time lol.

Yay, SE alpha iPad app, here I come!

Mat's Mug

Ready for reopening & comment clean-up:

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Phrancis

23:03

BBL @bazola just tag me when you post it here thanks :D

rolfl

@Mat'sMug .... is this... VB? : codereview.stackexchange.com/questions/64459/…

If you can identify the code, please tag it.

@SimonAndréForsberg - codereview.stackexchange.com/review/first-posts/26125 - review pass with those tags ... ;-) Should be publicly shamed... Oh, I just did that!

hichris123

23:33

Congratulations guys on graduating soon!

rolfl

@hichris123 Thanks ;-) .... though 'soon' is 6-8 months... you know?

hichris123

@rolfl Well, yeah, but you beat PP&CG!

rolfl

That we did... we were sort of expecting a joint-announcement, but it did not turn out that way... do the PP&CG folk have any feedback on that?

hichris123

in Charcoal HQ, 5 mins ago, by hichris123

@Doorknob CR is graduating. :P

I guess we'll see.

rolfl

2 days ago, by Mat's Mug

(hear that, @DoorKnob?)

bazola

23:42

@Phrancis a random name generator is definitely not something trivial in any language.. not very proud of what I am coming up with here

bazola

23:57

I started learning Javascript on codecademy but it might be a bit slow for you. It definitely walks you through all the basic syntax, and basic programming ideas