From: nasser@apldbio.com
Subject: Re: C to Ada : a piece of code
Date: 1996/09/09
Date: 1996-09-09T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <510i03$62r@lex.zippo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 01bb9d61$537fe5e0$2b8371a5@dhoossr.iquest.com
In article <01bb9d61$537fe5e0$2b8371a5@dhoossr.iquest.com>, "David says...
...snip..
> 2. Xavier specified a 0-based index for the array, whereas your is
>1-based. I know that C gives no choice in the matter, but Ada does, and
>many times the 0-based index is more mathematically convenient, depending
>on the application.
>
One of the things I dislike most about C/C++ is that arrays start from
0. Arrays that start from 1 are much easier to work with and more
natural. IMHO.
Nasser
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Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1996-09-07 0:00 C to Ada : a piece of code Grave Xavier
1996-09-07 0:00 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
1996-09-07 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-09-08 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-09-08 0:00 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
1996-09-09 0:00 ` nasser [this message]
1996-09-09 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-09-09 0:00 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
1996-09-09 0:00 ` John G. Volan
1996-09-09 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-09-10 0:00 ` Geert Bosch
1996-09-11 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-09-13 0:00 ` Geert Bosch
1996-09-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-09-11 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-09-11 0:00 ` Jonas Nygren
1996-09-13 0:00 ` Geert Bosch
1996-09-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-09-10 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
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