ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 2 months agoCompetition places start at 0lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1544arrow-down113
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minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 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-up41·2 months agoThis is about indexes starting at 0, not about binary.
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 months agoGotcha. I guess that’s the difference between programmer humor and computer architect humor.
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.
Gotcha. I guess that’s the difference between programmer humor and computer architect humor.