[Chicago] List revolution

Brantley Harris deadwisdom at gmail.com
Sat Sep 10 21:34:36 CEST 2011


This is called 0-indexing.  It's only confusing to people very new to
programming.  And, in fact, serves as a first hurdle that sets them up
to actually learn.

I believe Guido is trolling this guy.  But if Python really abandons
0-indexing, I will be the first to leave.

On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Kumar McMillan
<kumar.mcmillan at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 10:03 AM, Tathagata Dasgupta
> <tathagatadg at gmail.com> wrote:
>> What do guys think of list revolution?
>>
>> http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-ideas/2011-September/011448.html
>
> Do not want!
>
> Starting at zero always made a lot of sense to me.  When you start
> running around a track you start at zero.  After you run around once,
> you've completed one lap.  The same thing applies to a new born child.
>  They are born at zero years old.
>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> T
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