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String title = "Choosing a variable type for storing gender"; (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago by a_random_fox@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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I saw a post from someone wanting more trans memes and took that as a sign to post one of mine.

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[–] a_random_fox@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think so, but i would like to hear why a float would be better. Might change my opinion.

[–] magmaus3@szmer.info 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the reason why is because a float would be easier to store, while having enough possibilities for such data.

[–] borari@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Is there some array that links a specific float value to a gender? Storing something like that as a float and having to look it up outside the object itself to determine it’s actual value seems like bad practice to mezcal but I’m not a developer by trade.