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why not a,b or x,y?(lemm.ee)

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Poob@lemmy.ca
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i is for index. j is simply the next letter and we’re too lazy to think up something meaningful

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PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S [he/him]@lemmy.sdf.org
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jndex

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Gork@beehaw.org
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kndex

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CoffeeDev@lemmy.studio
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lndex

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DraughtGlobe@feddit.nl
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I always thought it stood for iterator

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indepndnt@lemmy.world
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I sometimes use it for “item”, knowing full well its established meaning as index or iterator, because I’m a rebel.

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Chahk@beehaw.org
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i2?

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piotrek416@szmer.info
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ii

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Xella@lemmy.world
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This is the real answer

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