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Subject: Re: Modern languages are case sensitive?
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Jeffrey Carter <jeffrey.carter@boeing.com> wrote in message news:<3BCB2E0B.5D7894CD@boeing.com>...
> Stephen Cole wrote:
> > 
> > I don't like the caselessness of Ada either.
> > It makes feel MSDOSish rather than a modern language.
> 
> Well designed, modern languages (Ada) and operating systems (sorry,
> there aren't any) are case insensitive. 30-year-old, poorly designed
> languages (C) and operating systems (UNIX) are case sensitive.

This is not really accurate. If you try to login into AIX with your cap
lock down, it will actually prompt you in capital letters. Where is that
superior Ada OS again? Have you guys finished deciding whether it should be
case sensitive or not?