> Explain how having indexes (arrays, substr, etc...) in Perl 6 start > at 0 will benefit most users.
The languages which do not start their indices at 0 are dead or dying. > Do not invoke legacy. How about FUD? :-) =Austin --- Michael G Schwern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm going to ask something that's probably going to launch off into a > long, > silly thread. But I'm really curious what the results will be so > I'll ask > it anyway. Think of it as an experiment. > > So here's your essay topic: > > Explain how having indexes (arrays, substr, etc...) in Perl 6 start > at 0 > will benefit most users. Do not invoke legacy. [1] > > > [1] ie. "because that's how most other languages do it" or "everyone > is used > to it by now" are not valid arguments. Ask any Pascal programmer. :)
