[Jprogramming] index origin 0

Sun Jul 25 19:49:31 HKT 2010

Thanks for the link to Dijkstra did[0].
I was about to say that I had done several years as 1 origin inclined, and
several as zero + that solutions using zero "seemed" to be more elegant and
less fragile, but did[0] (even if APL opposed) said it better so I wont.
These days I like not having a choice in Q & J... I'd hate having that
nagging question of "which origin" to come back while considering larger
ideas.
As strange as it sounds, no choice (with a, "it's less error prone + more
elegant" hunch esp. when working with others), gives me a disproportionate
amount of clarity and confidence.
btw: I don't think I qualify as a domain expert... not just yet at least.
-Steven