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From: "Steve" <nospam_steved94@comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: ISO Studies of underscores vs MixedCase in Ada or C++
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I think a more relevent test would be to give two versions the same code,
one with underscores, one with mixed casing, to different groups of
programmers to analyze.  Include a quiz asking questions about the code.
See which version results in more correct answers, and which version
achieves the answers more quickly.

Steve
(The Duck)

"Jakob Bieling" <netsurf@gmy.net> wrote in message
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[snip]
>
>     Write a large text (several lines) with mixed-case and the same again
> with underscores. Then give it people to read and ask them what they find
> easier to read. I would not be surprised if the majority favours the text
> with underscores.
>