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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•7 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-squareSneezycatlinkfedilink41•7 months agoThis is about indexes starting at 0, not about binary.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink11•7 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.