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I doubt it will happen. Zerothly, zero-based isn't as good as 1-based indexing for mathematics and science. And firstly, nobody want to change it. https://gith

• superbatfish 11y ago
  >zero-based isn't as good as 1-based indexing for mathematics and science [citation needed] >nobody want to change it. Love the claim here, followed by a link that reveals an ongoing controversy. True, the core developers don't want to change it, so it's not going to change. They chose to ignore the protests of many would-be users of the language.
  • ihnorton 11y ago
    It is worth noting that Fortran, MATLAB, Mathematica / Wolfram Language are all 1-indexed. These are, by far, the most influential and widely-used languages in numerical and mathematical programming for the past ~60 years.
    • superbatfish 11y ago
      Sure, we should examine the features of languages past, keep the good things, and leave out the bad things. I thought that Julia was aiming for Python's niche, i.e. good at numerical stuff, but also decent at inter-operating with other languages. Argh. We were so close to leaving 1-based indexing behind as a historical relic. But now it seems we'll be stuck with it for a while longer. I'm not saying we can do anything about it now. I just want someone to validate my frustration :-)
      • gct 11y ago
        Frustration validated friend