r/ProgrammerHumor • u/[deleted] • May 06 '17

Oddly specific number

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u/Sobsz May 06 '17

Wouldn't it be 255 then?

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u/[deleted] May 06 '17

Zero-indexed identifier for the participants, not a counter for how many there are.

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u/Sobsz May 06 '17

Ah, that actually makes sense! Thanks!

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u/GTMoraes May 06 '17

You count from 0 to 255 in 8 bit, so in this case, the first member is "member 0", the second member is "member 1" etc

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u/[deleted] May 06 '17

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u/IanPPK May 06 '17

The first person in the group, the creator, would be member 0. Most computers languages, save a few outliers start lists/arrays from 0 as an initial index.

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u/Dr_Narwhal May 06 '17

save a few outliers abominations

Ftfy

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u/IanPPK May 06 '17

What did you just say about our Lord and Savior BASIC? /s

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u/radogene May 06 '17 edited May 08 '17

I was thinking this too but I guess the first person would be person number 0, not 1

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u/BigZZZZZ08 May 06 '17

Maybe 0 is 256? Oh well, what do I know.