mastermind@lemm.ee to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 2 years agowhy not a,b or x,y?lemm.eeimagemessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1671arrow-down143
arrow-up1628arrow-down1imagewhy not a,b or x,y?lemm.eemastermind@lemm.ee to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square96fedilink
minus-squarePoob@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up58arrow-down1·edit-22 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-up17·2 years agoI always thought it stood for iterator
minus-squareindepndnt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 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
kndex
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