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- 3Simple answer is that when arrays are pointers, having base 0 is the most logical. Then myarray[0] and myarray+0 is the same element, and myarray[1] and myarray+1, etc. Think of it as an offset from the beginning. A more elaborate answer may be forthcoming so I'm just adding this as a comment :)ThomasH– ThomasH2016-05-09 23:29:11 +00:00Commented May 9, 2016 at 23:29
- @ThomasH That's not quite "base 0." Base refers to how many unique symbols represent different values before adding a new position in the number. The base can be found by figuring out what 10-1 is in that system. Base 10 (decimal), base 2 (binary), and base 16 (hex) are the most widely known.WBT– WBT2016-05-09 23:33:01 +00:00Commented May 9, 2016 at 23:33
- 1@WBT You would think that if you only read the title.sleep tight pupper– sleep tight pupper2016-05-09 23:34:32 +00:00Commented May 9, 2016 at 23:34
- @user6292850 I agree it's a useful reference, but I don't think it's a dupe.WBT– WBT2016-05-09 23:44:48 +00:00Commented May 9, 2016 at 23:44
- 3Dijkstra wrote this about zero indexes: cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/transcriptions/EWD08xx/EWD831.htmlThomas Eding– Thomas Eding2016-05-19 20:02:49 +00:00Commented May 19, 2016 at 20:02
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