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From: josh@cditi.UUCP (Josh Muskovitz)
Newsgroups: alt.religion.computers
Subject: Re: Shoulds arrays start at zero or one?
Summary: This is a joke, right?
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Date: 16 Jan 90 19:54:00 GMT
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This is a joke, right?

Obviously, none of the "arrays should begin with 1" people have ever done ANY
serious assembly programming for any processor.

Clearly, it is simpler to retrieve the initial element in an array by using

A <- *B

and not

A <- *B(1)

Now, even if you find that difficult to believe, what about that wasted element
you get when the compiler (shudder) forces element 0?  Before any flames come
this way, a pre-flame to (implied) you:

	Just because the compiler takes care of it for you, doesn't justify
    lousy code!

Write some assembly and then have this argument!

Josh Muskovitz
Computer Design, Inc.
josh@uunet!cditi

"Eat your head!"