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Posted by John Dunlop on 11/16/13 11:54
Andrew DeFaria:
> [Tony Marston:]
>
> > [Andrew DeFaria:]
> >
> > > thisThing and THISTHING *are* two entirely different things!
different, yes, as they stand, but not entirely: do you pronounce them
differently? same number of syllables, same number of letters? a
superficial resemblance?
not being in the context of a script, they are pragmatic waifs. what
they mean depends on their context.
> > Only in systems which are sensitive to case. In case-insensitive
> > systems they are the same.
>
> No,
?? yes
> in the English language, which has rules about when letters are
> capitalized or not
not so much rules as conventions, i'd say. i won't get detention or a
slap on the wrist for writing as i have here. about the worst that
will happen is i'm taken less seriously by those who take stock in
these conventions. you can understand me just as well (maybe
fractionally slower because of the questions my flouting convention
raises).
i'm not sure how far you should take the analogy with writing, or even
if it's a worthwhile one. writing is (generally) interpreted only by
humans, whereas computer code, while also interpreted by humans, is
(generally) always interpreted by computers.
[...]
> Case sensitivity can be a useful and creative way to express the ideas
> embodied in a program.
can't you express these ideas, whatever they are, equally well to your
fellow humans in a case insensitive system by following conventions?
--
Jock
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