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The easiest problem (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 6 months ago by PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] DarkSurferZA@lemmy.world 29 points 6 months ago (6 children)

Gotten even easier after X became a registered trademark. Now the only choice we have left is i. Or ii if you need more variables

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 20 points 6 months ago (5 children)

"j" is what you're supposed to use if you need another index variable after using "i".

[–] Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Okay, say you've got four inner loops (a crime on its own, I know), do you use i, j, k, l or i, j, k, ii?

[–] cbazero@programming.dev 17 points 6 months ago (2 children)

lIIl, IIIl, lIlI and IllI

[–] xlash123@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

To the person who decided I and l should look the same in fonts, I wish you a pleasant eternity in hell.

[–] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 6 months ago

Imagine if your username were iars. Awful.

[–] DarkSurferZA@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

This is the way

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