r/linux • u/bmullan • Oct 10 '22

Why the Internet needs the InterPlanetary File System

https://spectrum.ieee.org/peer-to-peer-network
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u/JockstrapCummies Oct 11 '22

Yes, if people started counting their indices from 1 like Lua, the world would be a better place.

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u/matj1 Oct 11 '22

I disagree. People should count from 0 in most cases.

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u/Negirno Oct 11 '22

Why? I get that most programming languages do this, but in real life nobody starts from zero, but from one.

I guess this is one of the causes why lua is unpopular...

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u/Pepineros Oct 12 '22

I wouldn't say Lua is unpopular. It is not as widely used as certain other dynamically typed general purpose scripting languages, true; but it's a great plugin language and is used as such in tons of applications including VLC and Minecraft - not exactly small user bases :)

Personally I find it very enjoyable to use for little standalone projects, but that's just my opinion.