Why is it not possible to specify an associative array as default value?
create = Function( {x}, Associative Array( {{"value", x}} ) );
create(1);
Associative Array(Eval List({ Eval List( {1, create(1)})})); // [1 => ["value" => x]]
Associative Array(Eval List({ Eval List( {1, create(1)})}),2); // [1 => ["value" => x], => 2]
Associative Array(Eval List({Eval List( {1, create(1)})}), create( 2 )); // empty ?!?!?
//deep dive
Associative Array({ {1, 1}},create(2)); // doesn't work
Associative Array( {1}, {1},create(2)); // works
One could argue that providing the default value during the creation of the associative array is not possible - but it works in 2 out of 4 cases.