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[–] [email protected] 30 points 6 months ago (1 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

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 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 17 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Imagine if your username were iars. Awful.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

This is the way