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Why 0h is not chosen for hex? 0x seems strange.

DawnSong
– DawnSong

2021-09-06 14:34:22 +00:00
Commented Sep 6, 2021 at 14:34
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@DawnSong It's just a convention that is quite popular and now we have to live with it. Sometimes these things are arbitrary. You could try promoting your way, but it's hard to change the habits of so many people. I find the Octal one to be the most confusing visually.

Advait Junnarkar
– Advait Junnarkar

2021-09-08 05:46:54 +00:00
Commented Sep 8, 2021 at 5:46
Except that in the '70s and '80s, people learned that hex numbers were prefixed with $. I never saw "0x" until I got to IBM-compatibles.

Oscar
– Oscar

2025-04-16 16:48:27 +00:00
Commented Apr 16 at 16:48

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