mastermind@lemm.eecake to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 3 years agowhy not a,b or x,y?lemm.eeimagemessage-square98linkfedilinkarrow-up1670arrow-down144
arrow-up1626arrow-down1imagewhy not a,b or x,y?lemm.eemastermind@lemm.eecake to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 3 years agomessage-square98linkfedilink
minus-squarePoob@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up58arrow-down1·3 years agoi is for index. j is simply the next letter and we’re too lazy to think up something meaningful
minus-squareDraughtGlobe@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up17·3 years agoI always thought it stood for iterator
minus-squareindepndnt@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 years agoI sometimes use it for “item”, knowing full well its established meaning as index or iterator, because I’m a rebel.
i is for index. j is simply the next letter and we’re too lazy to think up something meaningful
jndex
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lndexI always thought it stood for iterator
I sometimes use it for “item”, knowing full well its established meaning as index or iterator, because I’m a rebel.
i2?
ii
This is the real answer