[Jprogramming] index origin 0

Sun Jul 25 03:33:14 HKT 2010

(I've done software all my life & so am not in this survey)
I think index origin 0 is perfect. What we need is a terminology to 
replace 'first, second, ...etc'. Maybe 0th, 1th, 2th, etc?
Henry Rich
R.E. Boss wrote:
> The main reason I would prefer an index origin of 1 is because I expect the
> first, second, third, ... element to have index 1, 2, 3, ...
> Just like the last, second to last, third to last, ... have index _1, _2,
> _3, ...
>> I am (educated as) a mathematician.
>> http://www.xkcd.com/163/
>>> R.E. Boss
>>>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> Van: programming-bounces at jsoftware.com [mailto:programming-
>> bounces at jsoftware.com] Namens Roger Hui
>> Verzonden: zaterdag 24 juli 2010 15:17
>> Aan: Programming forum
>> Onderwerp: [Jprogramming] index origin 0
>>>> I have been asked by some APL colleagues about
>> index origin 0 in J. The question is, does the choice
>> of a fixed value of 0 for index origin a hindrance to
>> your work? The question is specifically addressed
>> to "ordinary domain experts", people with no
>> software engineering in their background and are not
>> professional mathematicians.
>>>> In case you did not know, in APL there is a choice
>> known as the index origin, controlled by the variable
>> quad-io, of counting from 1 instead of from 0, affecting
>> the left argument of { and the result of i. , among other things.
>> I will say no more than this to avoid biasing your answers.
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