Mose Giordano hit the nail on the head with this one. Who cares about 1 vs 0 based indices? If anything its a silly and minor design decision.

I worry about someones ability to solve real problems in any language if they can't get their head around an +1/-1 when indexing into an array.

> I worry about someones ability to solve real problems in any language if they can't get their head around an +1/-1 when indexing into an array.

This. Think about what this signals to employers and interviewers if someone throws a hissyfit over this.