I pray they make a breaking change before 1.0 and make it zero based
[citation needed]
>nobody want to change it.
Love the claim here, followed by a link that reveals an ongoing controversy. True, the core developers don't want to change it, so it's not going to change. They chose to ignore the protests of many would-be users of the language.
I thought that Julia was aiming for Python's niche, i.e. good at numerical stuff, but also decent at inter-operating with other languages.
Argh. We were so close to leaving 1-based indexing behind as a historical relic. But now it seems we'll be stuck with it for a while longer. I'm not saying we can do anything about it now. I just want someone to validate my frustration :-)
OK, this might sound even stupider, but I feel betrayed by the fact that otherwise good, technical people would voluntarily make such a major mistake, and then defend it so vigorously in the face of so many complaints.
Programming languages are used primarily by humans, which means they must be designed with human psychology in mind. Today, Julia would have (even) more community support if not for this seemingly inconsequential decision. The fact that it seems to be succeeding anyway is largely in spite of, not because of, this design choice.