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[–] throwsbooks@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I always thought i for index when iterating through an array. Then you can't use i again in a nested loop so j follows.

Tho sometimes x, y if the array represents coordinates.

Only a maniac would use a, b.

[–] rarkgrames@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

One of the very first lines of code I ever wrote was:

10 FOR a = 1 TO 70

In Spectrum Basic. I do tend to use I these days, I’ve calmed down since my childhood days 😀