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sameesh • yesterday at 2:43 PM • 4 replies • view on HN

What's with people using the number "0" for their first reference? I have only ever seen that practice here at Hacker News.

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ebb_earl_co • yesterday at 2:50 PM

Lots of (most?) programming languages are 0-indexed so it feels natural for software developers and our ilk.

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layer8 • yesterday at 3:56 PM

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-based_numbering, e.g. “computer programmers might use zeroth in situations where others might use first”.

dabbz • yesterday at 4:36 PM

Hey everyone! I found the COBOL developer!

Kaethar • yesterday at 8:24 PM

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