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		bregma on Jan 20, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Again on 0-based vs. 1-based indexing We need a language that goes one better, like a cross between Python and Ruby that uses two spaces for closed ranges and three spaces for open.

TuringTest on Jan 20, 2021 [–]

How about using different symbols?

   |-1..12-|.to_a ## e.g. months in a year
    #=> [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]

    /1..\13.to_a  ## e.g. hours from 1h (1AM) to 13h (1PM)
    #=> [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]

It requires compiler support, but hey, you said a new language.

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