Zero-indexed Memes

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They Are Starting From Zero
Programming Algorithms Javascript Python Java
16 days ago 83.8K views 0 shares
They Are Starting From Zero
Japanese train stations 🤝 programmers: indexing from zero. While normal humans count from 1, this train platform proudly displays platforms 0 and 1 for the Shinonoi Line, proving that somewhere, a developer was definitely in charge of the numbering system. The non-tech folks probably wonder why they can't just use normal numbers like civilized people, but we know better. Arrays start at 0, platforms start at 0, life starts at 0. It's the natural order of things if you've spent enough time staring at code until your eyes bleed.

You Know What Language It Is
Javascript Webdev Programming Debugging Frontend
22 days ago 83.9K views 0 shares
You Know What Language It Is
OH MY GOD, JavaScript's date handling is the ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE that keeps on giving! 😱 First, you create a date for March 9th, 2025, and everything seems fine. Then BAM! getDay() returns 0 because it's Sunday (not the 9th day, you fool!). But WAIT, it gets worse! getMonth() returns 2 because January is month ZERO in this twisted universe! And the grand finale? getYear() returns 125 because it counts years since 1900! WHO DESIGNED THIS MADNESS?! The emotional journey from confusion to horror is just *chef's kiss* the quintessential JavaScript experience. The rage is real, people!

My Zero-Indexed Elevator In Portugal
Programming Algorithms Frontend
1 month ago 87.1K views 0 shares
My Zero-Indexed Elevator In Portugal
Finally, an elevator designed by a programmer! The ground floor is 0, not 1, because arrays start at 0 and so should our buildings. That green button is practically screaming "I'm the selected index!" The non-programmers must be so confused when they hit "1" expecting the lobby but end up on what normal humans call the "second floor." Bet the building's GitHub repo has 47 open issues about "intuitive floor numbering" that the dev team has marked as "won't fix" and "working as intended."

Forget About Conventions
Programming Algorithms Javascript Python
1 month ago 129.0K views 0 shares
Forget About Conventions
Oh look, an executive order for the MATLAB developers! The age-old religious war between array indexing at 0 vs 1 just got a new contender. While C, JavaScript, and Python devs start counting from 0 like sensible humans following computer memory offset logic, and MATLAB/R folks start at 1 like mathematical purists, here comes the decree that 2 is somehow the ultimate starting index. Next up: semicolons are now optional but randomly required, and all loops must be written backwards. The compiler will decide if your code runs based on its mood that day.