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Who invented the zero based
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24/11/2011 12:57:29
 
 
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Forum:
ASP.NET
Category:
Other
Environment versions
Environment:
VB 9.0
OS:
Windows 7
Network:
Windows 2003 Server
Database:
MS SQL Server
Application:
Web
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01529748
Message ID:
01529762
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47
>>I've been thinking about this this morning. Who invented the zero based approach, which applies to a lot of things in several development environments, including, among others, .NET. This is always a waste of time trying to understand/find which one applies to a specific component. I mean, when I start counting, I start at 1, right? lol
>
>You'd not find it odd if a byte was bits 1-9 ? :-}

Maybe a typo? I understand some systems use(d) 9 bits per byte, but they're rare.

Computers prefer 8-bit bytes as bits 0-7 (inclusive), humans might prefer bits 1-8 (inclusive).
Regards. Al

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