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		woojoo666 on Aug 24, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why do arrays start at 0? I like how the article summarizes this idea: > These all point to one reason why 0-indexing might be preferred: it matches machine semantics more

kergonath on Aug 24, 2022 [–]

But then of course the reason why 1-indexing is better (or really, arbitrary indexing, which is even better) is that it matches human semantics better.

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