mastermind@lemm.ee to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 1 year agowhy not a,b or x,y?lemm.eeimagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down12
arrow-up143arrow-down1imagewhy not a,b or x,y?lemm.eemastermind@lemm.ee to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareTheWoozy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIn old FORTAN variable starting with I…N are integers. This is how the practice began.
minus-squarepazukaza@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoOh wow, I thought it was because “i” was a short way of writing “index”. Then “j” was just logical after that.
minus-squareTheWoozy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYou are still correct! The letters I & n are the first letters on Index.
In old FORTAN variable starting with I…N are integers. This is how the practice began.
Oh wow, I thought it was because “i” was a short way of writing “index”. Then “j” was just logical after that.
You are still correct! The letters I & n are the first letters on Index.