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"massive amount of confusion"? Probably not...

Kenneth
– Kenneth

2011-08-18 14:11:55 +00:00
Commented Aug 18, 2011 at 14:11
I don't know any mathematicians (and I do know quite a few) that start counting from one. They deal with 0 when needed in where needed, but in real life they all count from one.

Rook
– Rook

2011-08-18 14:26:54 +00:00
Commented Aug 18, 2011 at 14:26
Except for numbering floors in European countries. For some reason that is zero based.

JohnFx
– JohnFx

2018-01-09 21:56:40 +00:00
Commented Jan 9, 2018 at 21:56
@Kenneth Yes it would. If a compiler told you an error occurred on line 5 (1-based, as per convention), but you jump to line 5 (0-based, as per the question) in your text editor, that is exactly the problem that would happen by breaking conventions.

Nayuki
– Nayuki

2023-10-20 04:37:37 +00:00
Commented Oct 20, 2023 at 4:37

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