&gt;zero-based isn&#x27;t as good as 1-based indexing for mathematics and science<p>[citation needed]<p>&gt;nobody want to change it.<p>Love the claim here, followed by a link that reveals an ongoing controversy.  True, the core developers don&#x27;t want to change it, so it&#x27;s not going to change.  They chose to ignore the protests of many would-be users of the language.