Re: 1-based indexing in Lua

Subject: Re: 1-based indexing in Lua
From: Doug Gale &lt;doug16k@ ... &gt;
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2018 08:24:04 -0400

On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 11:05 AM, Francisco Olarte <folarte@peoplecall.com> wrote:

On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 10:36 AM, Dirk Laurie <dirk.laurie@gmail.com> wrote:
.....
> Negative indices are useful; take for example the 'arg' array. I much
> prefer the Lua way, where t[-1] means t[-1], to the Python way, where
> t[-1] means t[#t-1],

...

I hate one-based indexing. It adds a ton of confusion when embedding lua into a native programming language project, and tarnishes what I'd consider to be a fantastically good language otherwise.