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- Subject: Re:
- From: Javier Guerra Giraldez <javier@...>
- Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:55:21 -0500
On Sunday 28 October 2007, David Given wrote:
> The problem is that when you deal with 1-based arrays, offsets and indices
> now become *different*. With 0-based arrays, they're the same.
this is one of the very few concrete arguments one way or the other... and a
strong one, IMO.
> The end result is that all my string handling code has to be full of -1s.
> Ironing out all the off-by-one errors was a pain.
the problem is that no matter which one you choose, you'll have a lot of
opportunities for off-by-one errors. the difference is that starting on 0
the errors are mostly on 'simple' loops ('noob errors'); and starting on 1
it's on slightly more complex code (on your case, index additions)
--
Javier
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