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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 12/22/05 18:43
tony@marston-home.demon.co.uk wrote:
>>>What I object to is being told that I MUST use one case or the other just to be
>>>*consistent* with everyone else, especially when I disagree with their
>>>reason for choosing one case over the other in the first place.
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>>The majority of programmers disagree with you on this. Consistency
>>and conventions are preferred when working on a particular project or
>>platform -- it cuts down on errors and allows one to convey greater
>>meaning.
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> I disagree. The majority of programmers that I have worked with on
> case-insensitive languages do NOT like being told that case is suddenly
> important, that you must use one in preference to the other. It is like
> saying that although the language allows you to do something either
> *this* way or *that* way from now on everybody MUST do it *that* way
> for no other reason than to be consistent.
>
He didn't say "The majority of programmers that you have worked with on
> case-insensitive languages".
He said "The majority of programmers" - a much larger group. And I have
to agree with him.
I've also taught C, C++ and Java to COBOL programmers. Sure, they had
trouble getting used to the case sensitivity. But most got used to it.
Only those who refused to change didn't.
But then if they had their way we'd probably still be programming with
switches on the front panel.
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