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An index is a specific kind of number, but so is a count. Indexing should clearly start from 0. It leads to far more elegant code and lower risk of off-by-one

An index is a specific kind of number, but so is a count. Indexing should clearly start from 0. It leads to far more elegant code and lower risk of off-by-one mistakes.

goatlover 2y ago
Then why do the scientific computing languages start at 1? Fortran started at 1 before C was invented.
- IshKebab 2y ago
  It's a misguided attempt to appeal to mathematicians.