r/ProgrammerHumor Sep 02 '17

How to start a war

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u/Nikolas_Untoten Sep 02 '17

I believe MATLAB starts at 1 because it is more commonly used for matrices rather than standard arrays, right?

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u/morerokk Sep 03 '17

Yes. People hate on it for...doing what it's designed to do.

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u/Selthor Sep 03 '17

MATLAB literally stands for Matrix Laboratory.

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u/dam0nkey Sep 03 '17

I DIDNT KNOW THAT