Re: Lua 5.2 Length Operator and tables (bug?)

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On 18 April 2012 11:21, Dirk Laurie <dirk.laurie@gmail.com> wrote:
>> by the number of messages the list sees about this would
>> indicate there is a problem with "#" from a user perspective.
>
> Those threads have these properties in common:
>
> 1. They are started by someone who has only recently
>    joined the list (including me, December 2010).
> 2. That person did not take the trouble to look in the
>   archives to see what has already been said (including
>   me, December 2010)
> 3. Most of the material simply retraces where we have
>   been before (incuding me, December 2010)
> 4. As that person gets to know the topic better, the
>   wisdom of the decisions made by the highly
>   experienced Lua team starts to penetrate even his
>   thick skull (including me, April 2012, I hope)
>
> Petite Abeille has summed it up nicely.
>
>    Grok the length operator "as is" and get on doing whatever
>    things you meant to do with Lua in the first place.
>

In that case, problem solved until the next table length thread. :)

Liam