But note that the potential for underlying confusion is not limited to the choice of indexing in programming language syntax. Casually ask someone who lives on

But note that the potential for underlying confusion is not limited to the choice of indexing in programming language syntax. Casually ask someone who lives on the 8th floor of an apartment building how many floors they go up in the elevator and you'll probably discover that people don't think in detail about the precise labeling of elements in a collection or how arithmetic with intervals work.