python vs d

[Nick Sabalausky via Digitalmars-d]

On 4/28/2014 6:31 PM, bearophile wrote:
> Paulo Pinto:
>
>> Pascal expatriates like myself won't consider indexes from 1 a design
>> mistake. :)
>
> What's the good of having all arrays always start from index 1 (this is
> different from Ada, where you can choose the indexing range and type)?
>

VB6 let you choose your starting index, too. It was rarely useful and 
constantly made array-handling code a pain in the ass. Of course, VB 
made pretty much everything a PITA...(I used to work at a VB6 house. 
*shudder*)