ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 9 months agoCompetition places start at 0lemmy.worldimagemessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageCompetition places start at 0lemmy.worldZILtoid1991@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 9 months agomessage-square6linkfedilink
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoIsn’t zero the same in base-2 as it is in base-10? Wouldn’t first place be 1, second place be 10, and third place 11?
minus-squareSneezycat@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoThis is about indexes starting at 0, not about binary.
Isn’t zero the same in base-2 as it is in base-10? Wouldn’t first place be 1, second place be 10, and third place 11?
This is about indexes starting at 0, not about binary.