On Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:48:01 -0400, Michiel Helvensteijn
<[email protected]> wrote:
I've been reading the "Case Range Statement" topic with some interest.
It has occurred to me that all those problems would be solved if array
indices started with 1 instead of 0. Just let arrays be indexed from 1 to
size and make the a..b syntax inclusive.
I'll be expecting this change to be put in D forthwith. ;-)
No, but seriously. Complete loss of backwards compatibility aside,
wouldn't
this change solve the range problem to everyones satisfaction? Like, in
theory?
Maybe, but it sure introduces a plethora of other problems :) For
instance, all reasonable processors use 0-based indexes, so you have to
shoehorn your 1-based design into it, causing some code bloat, and loss of
performance.
Using zero-based indexes has many advantages, and you have to look at the
whole picture, not just range statements.
-Steve
Marty: Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number
and make that a little louder?
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