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Re:Again on 0-based vs. 1-based indexing by nybble41 on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @04:16PM (#25852101)
My point was that the natural procedure for computers is also more natural for humans, since it involves fewer special cases. Humans are better than computers at dealing with ad-hoc special cases but that doesn't make them natural.
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Re:Again on 0-based vs. 1-based indexing by TuringTest on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @05:18PM (#25852714)
Having fewer special cases doesn't make it more natural, when those special cases are intuitive and forcing a single homogeneous process feels weird.

The brain is very good at finding patterns for special cases and very bad at following repetitive orders.

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