Why do arrays start at 0?

Re:Why do arrays start at 0? by gernb on Thursday August 25, 2022 @04:29AM (#32591115)

doesn't swift use inclusive indexing? 1...10 includes 10

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Re:Why do arrays start at 0? by maxdamantus on Thursday August 25, 2022 @04:51AM (#32591244)

Haven't used Swift, but looking at the documentation, it seems to support `...` for end-inclusive and `..<` for end-exclusive.

Looking at the Swift standard library, end-exclusive ranges seem to be far more commonly used:

  ~/build/swift$ git grep -e '\.\.< *[a-zA-Z0-9_(]' --and --not -e '^ *//' -- stdlib/\*.swift | wc -l
  599

  ~/build/swift$ git grep -e '\.\.\. *[a-zA-Z0-9_(]' --and --not -e '^ *//' -- stdlib/\*.swift | wc -l
  112

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