Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 08:07:45 05/24/02
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On May 23, 2002 at 22:00:07, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote: guys cut the crap. Case sensivity in a nerd programming languages is not the same like case sensivity for the normal average user who will never ever in his life spell the word 'compiler'. also not a single user is able to use the command line. This was a major problem in the DOS time. Even today some companies ask me to install simple dos command line software (all banks and other financial institutes still use DOS clients to novell servers, some banks still use the completely failed OS/2). They can't even install a floppy disk which says: "type a:install at the dos command prompt" that's way too hard for average users. it's like people letting install their own engine in their car. I bet Bob could even manage that, but well... ...i for sure can't. >On May 23, 2002 at 21:03:31, Keith Evans wrote: > >>On May 22, 2002 at 21:04:12, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>> >>>Do you not use case-sensitivity in your C programming? I hope so to make it >>>more _readable_. I certainly do. >>> >> >>How do you use case sensitivity to write more readable code? I can see using >>both upper and lower case, but taking advantage of case sensitivity doesn't >>necessarily seem like a good idea. > >Yes it is a good idea. For instance, macros are generally used in capital >letters to warn you about their problems. Many people use types in capital >letters. Case sensitivity helps the compiler to keep you honest. > >>char *pointer; >>long *Pointer; > >you can do this if you like, a matter of taste, but case sensitivity allows you. > >typedef void * POINTER; >POINTER pointer; > >same with structure tags etc. > >Miguel > > > >>Would you really do something like that? I don't get it. >> >>Regards, >>Keith
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