Comment by scott_w
3 months ago
> I mean what is the problem here, you did say it's just adding or subtracting a number whether it's 0, 1, -1 or 42? Should be trivial, right?
Apparently I do need to comment but I don't think any human on earth has the words to convince you that, as a human, adding/subtracting by 1 is a billion times easier to understand than adding/subtracting 42.
> adding/subtracting by 1 is a billion times easier to understand than adding/subtracting 42.
Ok, then add start your indices with something else 1 or 2, -1 would be best but probably not well supported. Whatever you aren't used to.
Also why is substracting a small number such a problem? I never found adding/substracting 1, much more difficult than 42. It's just math.
> Also why is substracting a small number such a problem? I never found adding/substracting 1, much more difficult than 42. It's just math.
If the answer to your question is not self-evident, then I don't know of any words that will convince you.