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Posted by Tony Marston on 09/26/80 11:54
"Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Tony Marston wrote:
>> "Richard Levasseur" <richardlev@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1154304261.705624.29410@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>>Chung Leong wrote:
>>>
>>>>Andrew DeFaria wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>thisThing and THISTHING *are* two entirely different things! We all
>>>>>deal
>>>>>with this on a constant bases when "thisThing" and "THISTHING" come
>>>>>into
>>>>>programs as far as the data stream is concerned. Sure we all know how,
>>>>>and often use, case insensitive comparisons precisely because they are
>>>>>different. Why then should it be any different when it comes to
>>>>>variable
>>>>>names inside a program? What you can't tell the difference between the
>>>>>two? They don't even look the slightest bit different to you?!? If not
>>>>>then that's *your* problem brought about by your narrow minded
>>>>>insistence that they are the same when they are not.
>>>>
>>>>As we all know, thisThing is on first, THISTHING is on second, and
>>>>ThisThing is on third. Obviously thisThing can't play first and second
>>>>at the same time, so THISTHING has to be on second as we need ThisThing
>>>>on third and whatThing only know how to play short.
>>>>
>>>>I don't know why you said thisThing and THISTHING are entirely
>>>>different things. thisThing is on first. THISTHING is on second.
>>>>entirely different things is in center and we only got one of him.
>>>
>>>So its settled.
>>>The Three Stooges agree: Case Sensitivity is a Good Thing (tm) ha!
>>
>>
>> Only in the minds of a few. Case sensitivity was introduced as a
>> programmer convention to get around the problem caused by some languages
>> which cannot identify the difference between a variable, a constant, a
>> function and a method. These small minded individuals are now making this
>> programmer convention into a language requirement despite the fact that
>> a) They cannot identify a problem where case sensitivity is the solution.
>> b) Case sensitivity causes more problems than it solves.
>>
>
> And specifically which languages were these?
If you care to look back at previous posts in this thread you will see where
posters have argued the importance of different case in such circumstances.
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Tony Marston
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