On Monday, 17 January 2022 at 11:58:18 UTC, Paul Backus wrote:
This kind of half-open interval, which includes the lower bound
but excludes the upper bound, is used in programming because it
lets you write
foreach (i; 0 .. array.length) writef("%s ", array[i]);
...without going past the end of the array.
Yes. But the intent here is clearly stated and cannot be
misunderstood -> array.length
Whereas 1..5 is just an opportunity to shoot yourself in the foot.
"the heretic must be cast out not because of the probability that
he is wrong but because of the possibility that he is right." -
Edsger W. Dijkstra
