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I'm pretty sure 1-based indexing is here too. Should new languages use it? Fortran was using 1-based indexing 15 years before C existed if I understand correct

I'm pretty sure 1-based indexing is here too. Should new languages use it? Fortran was using 1-based indexing 15 years before C existed if I understand correctly?

ModernMech 6y ago
Yes! And it's not a coincidence Fortran was conceived to target scientists, while C was targeting kernel developers. The target audience had much to do with the choice.