In what situations is octal base used?

Question

I\'ve seen binary and hex used quite often but never octal. Yet octal has it\'s own convention for being used in some languages (ie, a leading 0 indicating octal base). When

Answer 1

Octal is used when the syntax is a relic from the ages when it perhaps made sense on some platform (system words haven't always been a multiple of 8 bits). Nowadays hex is the thing to use.