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Re:Why numbering should start at zero (1982) by once-in-a-while on Thursday December 15, 2016 @02:40PM (#13187537)
L[2] has nothing to do with "second". It just means "plus 2". If you consider Monday the first day of the week, then Monday[1] is (naturally) Monday + 1. Zero indexing just feels right, I can't help it (it's written in our DNA).
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Re:Why numbering should start at zero (1982) by d0mine on Thursday December 15, 2016 @02:56PM (#13187693)
In C:

  L[2] == *(L + 2) == *(2 + L) == 2[L]
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Re:Why numbering should start at zero (1982) by Avshalom on Thursday December 15, 2016 @02:41PM (#13187543)
I consider monday the second day of the week
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Re:Why numbering should start at zero (1982) by once-in-a-while on Thursday December 15, 2016 @03:43PM (#13188205)
Me too (for both historical and religious reasons). I just meant to be "modern friendly" ;)
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Re:Why numbering should start at zero (1982) by Avshalom on Thursday December 15, 2016 @03:54PM (#13188302)
what do you mean by modern friendly? Egypt and it's 100 million (possibly other muslim majority countries?) consider thursday-friday the weekend.
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