Why do you want an array? You mean you want a memory area with adjacent cells layed out, to talk to C perhaps? Perhaps might want a list, a binary, or a sorted set, a tuple, a map and so on. You have to tell a bit more about your use case.
I used Erlang for many years, and in the last one full time. Not one time have I needed an "array". It seems you picked one odd feature no-one uses and are upset about it, I thik it is just a small misunderstand, if you share a bit more about what you are trying to do, you'll get more help.
> I just find this disappointing
Did you explain your use case to them. If you just said "I need an array" I see their response as perfectly rational. And from what I've seen, that is probably the friendliest and most approachable community, especially for newcomers.
I would need an array for processing any large data set as an indexed collection. Why is that considered an "odd feature no-one uses" when it's a fundamental data type in most mainstream languages?
What if I want to push/pop it and also access it randomly by index? PHP gets a lot of stick for making arrays serve double purpose but the Elixir advocates of using maps for array purposes are basically arguing for the same thing, no?
Then you are not in functional programming place anymore, and you may want to use an imperative language.
I think it is John Hughes that said "The real question is not 'when should i use functional programming?' but 'when should i use imperative programming?' And the answer is 'When you need random access and complete control of your memory'"
I used Erlang for many years, and in the last one full time. Not one time have I needed an "array". It seems you picked one odd feature no-one uses and are upset about it, I thik it is just a small misunderstand, if you share a bit more about what you are trying to do, you'll get more help.
> I just find this disappointing
Did you explain your use case to them. If you just said "I need an array" I see their response as perfectly rational. And from what I've seen, that is probably the friendliest and most approachable community, especially for newcomers.