Thread: Array Index: A simple question?

Originally Posted by mako

wrong, for users it'll be 1 to n, not n-1

All you're doing is hiding what actually happens from the user to make it easier for them to understand...

...ya it's right 1 to n.
The front end will be concentrated more in user point of view. If you are making users to understand all the aspects of coding logics it won't be a good idea.

I think it is pretty well common practice to translate for the users of the software

ex. printing a numbered list

Code:

for(int i=0; i<menu_size; ++i)
    cout << i+1 << ". " << menu_items[i] << endl;

IMO. you would not print out a list to users starting with 0 regardless of who they are, advanced or beginners. It make a whole lot more sense to just change it from 0 to 1 when printing out..

And as far as skipping the 0 index when you are programming.. well that makes no sense whatsoever..