> offsets are 0-based, indexes are offsets, therefore indexes should be 0-based
You might dispute the premises, but I don’t see the circle. Isn’t this just “men are mortal, Socrates is a man, therefore Socrates is mortal”?
You might dispute the premises, but I don’t see the circle. Isn’t this just “men are mortal, Socrates is a man, therefore Socrates is mortal”?
Edit: if I would make this argument, I'd say the assumption that indexes are offsets is baseless. This is easily proven since there are languages where this isn't true. However I would argue the problem based on practical merits: the reason there no 1-based index op-code exists is because no dominant programming language has 1-based indexing. Which is a self-fulfilling prophesy.
In general, I try to find the most general point and rebuttal as possible. These discussions tend to dive into pedantry and semantics. I'm just trying to do my part to engage the author where they are. ymmv