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

[mjsilva@my-deja.com]

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  Frank Christiny <fchris@pdq.net> wrote:

>       As for the computer languages, consider this:
>
> 1. Case sensitivity allows for a greater array of variable naming
>    and semantics.  In case-insensitive languages you cannot reuse a
>    chunk of the english vocabulary because it has already been
>    "privatized".  Not only can you not use "while", but "While", or
>    "WHILE", etc.

Surely this is not a serious burden!  When I use C I would never think
to use different-case reserved words for variables.

>  Once you define "My_List", the type, you cannot
>    declare "my_List", the object.

I developed this habit in C, but now I realize I mostly did it from
laziness.  In your example My_List is a type while my_List is an
instance of that type being used for a specific purpose.  With a little
thought "my_List" can no doubt be given a more helpful name such
as "Input_list" or Student_list"; something that better indicates the
function of this particular My_List.

Mike


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