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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 10/11/71 11:54
John Dunlop wrote:
> Andrew DeFaria:
>
>
>>[Tony Marston:]
>>
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>>>[Andrew DeFaria:]
>>>
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>>>>thisThing and THISTHING *are* two entirely different things!
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> different, yes, as they stand, but not entirely: do you pronounce them
> differently? same number of syllables, same number of letters? a
> superficial resemblance?
>
I'm not speaking. I'm typing. And I have to press different key
combinations to get thisThing or THISTHING.
> not being in the context of a script, they are pragmatic waifs. what
> they mean depends on their context.
>
True. You can say the same thing about 'dog' or 'cat'.
>
>>> Only in systems which are sensitive to case. In case-insensitive
>>> systems they are the same.
>>
>>No,
>
>
> ?? yes
>
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>>in the English language, which has rules about when letters are
>>capitalized or not
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>
> 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.
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>
> can't you express these ideas, whatever they are, equally well to your
> fellow humans in a case insensitive system by following conventions?
>
Not as easily.
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