[MUD-Dev] Data Storage and MFC Questions

[Ben Chambers]

What is the best way of storing the data for a MUD.  I know that the
most common is probably arrays or hash tables.  Hash Tables, from what
I understand are arrays that have a faster lookup because of the hash
function.  Which one do you use, and why?  Also, has anyone ever tried
using MFC to write a MUD server?  For example, I have found the MFC
Map, which is basically a wrapping of a hash table, as having a good
chance for usage in data storage.  You write a subroutine as part of
the class describing the hash function for a specific type of data.
Then you just add data by index and value.  And you can reference by
index, or delete by index.  It is a very easy way of using a hash
table.  MFC also has prospects in other aspects of MUD Design.  It
allows for the simplification of many processes, including dynamic
object creation.


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