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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 10/28/50 11:54
Tony Marston wrote:
> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:PO-dnZ5kL4y7v1PZnZ2dnUVZ_vKdnZ2d@comcast.com...
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>>Tony Marston wrote:
>>
>>>"Richard Levasseur" <richardlev@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:1154304261.705624.29410@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
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>>>
>>>>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.
>
I haven't seen any of these languages you talk about, in this thread or
anywhere else. You made a claim - now let's see you back it up.
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