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Subject: Re: Certified C compilers for safety-critical embedded systems
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In article <1072819860.150168@master.nyc.kbcfp.com>, Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com> writes:
> CBFalconer wrote:
>> You live in a highly peculiar world. :-)
>> Martin means array indices, not numbers, IMO.
> 
> Counting in the real world is done in many peculiar ways.
> For example, at least in the US, house numbers tend to be
> even on one side of the street and odd on the other.
> 
> Counting in computer programs should be done in a way most
> convenient for the programs to do their work.

And it is, generally using binary...

Counting in the _source_ of computer programs should be done in the
way to maximize correctness of the computer-human interface.  For
the number of people who attended a Modern Western Square Dance,
that means starting at 8 (any fewer and there was no dance).