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Re:Why do arrays start at 0? by smeagull on Thursday August 25, 2022 @12:53AM (#32589653)
> Precision in naming is important.

It really isn't. The human race gets by without it the vast majority of the time.

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Re:Why do arrays start at 0? by TuringTest on Thursday August 25, 2022 @02:44AM (#32590402)
The human race doesn't do science or engineering the vast majority of the time. When it does, precision in naming is important.
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