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Posted by Tony Marston on 08/04/06 13:59
"Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Tony Marston wrote:
<snip>
>>>>But why should the semantics of one language be enforced on all other
>>>>languages? That surely defeats the object of havng different languages.
>>>>
>>>
>>>If that's the only reason, then yes it does. However, there are many
>>>more differences between languages. And the fact virtually every modern
>>>language has gone to case sensitivity means there must be some advantages
>>>to it.
>>
>>
>> But what are those advantages? How many can you identify?
>>
>
> To quote you - "Do our own dirty work. It was definitely said in a
> previous post." In fact, multiple posts.
The only "advantage" I can recall is in those languages which do not use
symbols to tell the difference between constants, variables, functions and
methods, so programmers have created conventions using different case to
help them tell the difference. PHP has no such difficulty, therefore the use
of different case is totally unnecessary.
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>> Only in those languages where the only way to differentiate between
>> constants, variables, functions and methods is to use different case. PHP
>> does not have that problem (neither do lots of other languages),
>> therefore is does not need *that* solution.
>>
>
> Your opinion - and in conflict with virtually every programmer I know -
> including all of what I consider "great" programmers.
It is not opinion, it is FACT. Any programmer can look at PHP code and tell
when a token is a constant, a variable, a function or a method without the
use of diferent case. Therefore different case has no relevance in PHP.
> And this is the second time you've made this claim about languages. And
> it's still unsubstantiated - because you can't substantiate it, like any
> of the rest of your claims.
OK smart arse. It is my opinion that Visual Basic is not case sensitive. Do
you agree?
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Tony Marston
http://www.tonymarston.net
http://www.radicore.org
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