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2..13 2:13 2->13 Again we fall in the trap of endless discussions about bitheads, numheads and charheads. The bithead will always think in zeros and ones, h
by Kilimanjaro 15y ago
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Again we fall in the trap of endless discussions about bitheads, numheads and charheads.
The bithead will always think in zeros and ones, he is a hardcore c or c++ programmer, and his brain is damaged beyond repair. Avoid all discussions with that kind of specimen.
The numhead accepts both conventions, he is a python or ruby programmer, practical and gets the job done, he may ask why that weird convention but still goes on using it since it solves all his problems as it is.
The charhead is a vb or js programmer by luck, not by choice, he will never understand why we start from zero and will curse everytime he writes a for loop.
I've been in the three camps luckily escaping without any brain damage (I believe) and after 20 years programming I still prefer to count starting by one, like any human being.
- anamax 15y ago> I've been in the three camps luckily escaping without any I'm not convinced that people count starting at one. Count the number of elephants in your bedroom. Assuming that there weren't any, how can you say that you started counting at 1 when the result of said counting was 0?
- MattJ100 15y agoBut do I call the first elephant I get into my room elephant 0 or elephant 1?