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by ottoflux 1391 days ago
my thought is just "why not"?

0 is a number, and just because the west ignored it for quite some time (read: "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea") we have these odd built-in aversions to it but in the end it makes plenty of sense.

0th element is 0, so why don't we just do a better job of educating kids to start counting with 0 and thinking about 0.

in the end - as a CS person, i think it's good - but i also don't mind if you disagree with me. :)