Offset (distance, 0-based) and Ordinal (position, 1-based) are two different things, and the confusion disappears when your program/language properly treats dif

Offset (distance, 0-based) and Ordinal (position, 1-based) are two different things, and the confusion disappears when your program/language properly treats different types. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-based_numbering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-based_numbering