Re: Case for case-sensitivity (Was: Three simple questions)

[Ted Dennison <dennison@telepath.com>]

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<FF7E28B976F0121D.F97167433B3E2BF3.4FD17582438B6D33@lp.airnews.net>,
  Frank Christiny <fchris@pdq.net> wrote:
> 1. Case sensitivity allows for a greater array of variable naming
>    and semantics.  In case-insensitive languages you cannot reuse a

{As if in a dream, you see the master before you. He smiles and
answers.}

Ahhh, Grasshopper. Code may be run and debugged many times, but is
written just once. Adado is to sacriface the one for the many.
{You hear a gong, and your vision clears once again.}


One thing you have to understand about Ada philosopy ("Adado") is that
convienience of the writer is not considered a primary goal. The
convienence of the maintainer is paramount. This can be a major
stumbling block for those schooled in language like C, that favor the
writer.

Look at things from that perscpective, and the choice may start to make
more sense. it is certianly *not* in the best intrests of maintainers to
allow keywords as variable names.

>
> 2. Case sensitivity standardizes the coding practice of the
>    internals.  Some Ada samples of the different practices I have

Not true. Its quite common to see C programs where there are several
different naming and casing conventions being used. The only thing that
has to be consistent is the uses of the *same* variable.

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