I have come to the conclusion that 0 based indexing is basically building "off by one errors" as a language feature. The fact that for(int i = 0; i < length; i

I have come to the conclusion that 0 based indexing is basically building "off by one errors" as a language feature. The fact that for(int i = 0; i < length; i++) is nicer than for(int i = 1; i <= length; i++) is irrelevant. The c style for loop is designed to make the complex case easier while making the common case harder. It also makes some compiler optimisations impossible A better for loop would be something like for(int i = start to end) However with 0 based indexing you end up with e.g in delphi: for i := 0 to count-1 ... which is an open invitation to error. In other words, the for loop construct should not be used as an argument for or against 0 based indexing, it should be derived from the indexed used.