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		Kaiyou on Jan 27, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why numbering should start at zero (1982) Things would be so much simpler if they start at 0, but with 0 being reserved for the length the array is supposed to have.

oarabbus_ on Jan 27, 2020 [–]

Things would also be so much simpler if everything started at 1.

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