Sure, we should examine the features of languages past, keep the good things, and leave out the bad things.<p>I thought that Julia was aiming for Python&#x27;s niche, i.e. good at numerical stuff, but also decent at inter-operating with other languages.<p>Argh. We were <i>so close</i> to leaving 1-based indexing behind as a historical relic.  But now it seems we&#x27;ll be stuck with it for a while longer.  I&#x27;m not saying we can do anything about it now.  I just want someone to validate my frustration :-)