> But you don’t need to go all the way to zero-indexing (which is definitely not a thing in the fields I know) or positional arguments. This is putting abstract

> But you don’t need to go all the way to zero-indexing (which is definitely not a thing in the fields I know) or positional arguments. This is putting abstract notation purity above practical concerns. Yes, it's definitely a perspective influenced strongly by computer science. > It’s not surprising they like Scheme. In fact one of the authors, Gerry Sussman, is one of the original inventors of Scheme. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Jay_Sussman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Jay_Sussman