From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,a50a3c40267219cc X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-15 12:07:13 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!opentransit.net!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!psinet-eu-nl!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: The caselessness is one of the things I like best! Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 14:57:15 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9qfbie$508$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <9qf6pp$36a$1@nh.pace.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1003172238 5128 136.170.200.133 (15 Oct 2001 18:57:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 15 Oct 2001 18:57:18 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:14569 Date: 2001-10-15T18:57:18+00:00 List-Id: O.K. That would clearly be a case of creating variables you might not know about. Arguably, the programmer *meant* to do that as opposed to the old Fortran problem of just creating misspelled variables on the fly. In either case, I would prefer that the language prevented it by being case insensitive. Arguing in favor of case sensitivity is to argue that one wants the ability to create variables distinguished only be character case. The circumstance where one might want it to find improperly capitalized variables IMHO is a bit unwarranted. It only catches stylistic problems, not semantic problems. Having the compiler spank me for not adhering to naming conventions is less helpful than having it refuse to do the truly stupid things - like declaring two objectes differentiated only by character case. MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Pascal Obry" wrote in message news:uadyskbrm.fsf@wanadoo.fr... > > I think the point was more like: > > int PdvBg; > int PdVBg; > > PdvBg = 8; > PdVBg = 2; >