13 Apr
2006
13 Apr
'06
2:08 p.m.
On 04/13/2006 01:33 PM, tim hall wrote:
Christoph Eckert wrote:
It's not a question of number, it's a question of counter position. Yes
it does my head in too, but when was the last time you counted from 1 on
a ruler?
Indeed. I find it amusing that there is a suggestion that
counting from '0' is unintuitive in a forum where things we call
'notes' are counted in sets from 'A' to 'G', but starting at
'C'. :-)
--
Frank Wales [frank(a)limov.com]
Computers
count from zero. Always have, always will.
yes, of course, I know.
But it is possible to hide this in user interfaces. IMHO the machines
have to serve the humans, not the other way around.
How many mails are you reading right now, 0 or 1 ;-) ?