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by vanderZwan 427 days ago
> I wholeheartedly agree with using "0o" as the octal prefix

Can I give a vote against this? Distinguishing "o" and "0" can be a huge pain when using the wrong font.

Also, why not 0c? 0x already uses the "x" in "hexadecimal", so why not the "c" in "octal". That it also reads a bit like a 13375p34k abbreviation of "octal" is a nice bonus.