mastermind@lemm.ee to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 3 years agowhy not a,b or x,y?lemm.eeimagemessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down12
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minus-squareTheWoozy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoIn old FORTAN variable starting with I…N are integers. This is how the practice began.
minus-squarepazukaza@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 years 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-up1·3 years 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.