From: "AG" <ang@xtra.co.nz>
Subject: Re: Case sensitivity (was Re: no title)
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 16:22:00 +1200
Date: 2003-06-08T16:22:00+12:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <VQyEa.15764$JA5.305421@news.xtra.co.nz> (raw)
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"Hyman Rosen" <hyrosen@mail.com> wrote in message
news:1054647054.761122@master.nyc.kbcfp.com...
> The reason I've heard cited for case insensitivity is that with
> case sensitivity, you have one English word in your program
> which stands for multiple things, which is confusing, for example
> if you are doing the "telephone test" for code readability (that
> is, seeing if someone else can understand the code upon hearing
> it read instead of looking at it). But since Ada already allows
> one English word to stand for multiple things, I don't find this
> argument convincing.
Let's assume a language (like English) which mandates a capital
letter if a sentence starts with it. Would you really find it difficult
to read it if I changed "Let's" for "let's"? On the other hand, if you
had to read it over the phone and that difference really had some
meaning, how would you pronounce it?
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2003-06-02 7:55 no title And838N
2003-06-02 8:09 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-02 10:41 ` Case sensitivity (was Re: no title) Sergey Koshcheyev
2003-06-02 11:03 ` Bobby D. Bryant
2003-06-02 11:12 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-02 11:56 ` Sergey Koshcheyev
2003-06-02 12:46 ` Bobby D. Bryant
2003-06-02 13:50 ` Sergey Koshcheyev
2003-06-02 14:35 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-02 14:51 ` Sergey Koshcheyev
2003-06-02 14:52 ` Bill Findlay
2003-06-02 20:36 ` Alexander Kopilovitch
2003-06-02 12:55 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-02 12:58 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-02 13:54 ` Sergey Koshcheyev
2003-06-02 14:44 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-02 15:06 ` Sergey Koshcheyev
2003-06-02 15:42 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-03 1:15 ` Randy Brukardt
2003-06-03 3:47 ` John R. Strohm
2003-06-03 11:36 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-03 15:05 ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-06-03 20:12 ` Randy Brukardt
2003-06-05 1:48 ` Robert I. Eachus
2003-06-03 16:25 ` David C. Hoos
2003-06-02 13:24 ` Arthur Evans Jr
2003-06-02 13:38 ` Sergey Koshcheyev
2003-06-02 15:20 ` Robert C. Leif
2003-06-02 15:33 ` Larry Kilgallen
2003-06-03 1:35 ` Randy Brukardt
2003-06-05 17:30 ` Larry Hazel
2003-06-05 17:55 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-08 1:52 ` AG
2003-06-08 3:24 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-08 4:36 ` AG
2003-06-08 4:39 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-02 15:48 ` Martin Dowie
2003-06-02 18:18 ` Mike Silva
2003-06-02 18:29 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-02 18:40 ` tmoran
2003-06-02 18:51 ` Bobby D. Bryant
2003-06-02 21:24 ` Mike Silva
2003-06-03 3:50 ` John R. Strohm
2003-06-03 9:29 ` Georg Bauhaus
2003-06-02 19:02 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-02 20:28 ` tmoran
2003-06-03 9:33 ` Georg Bauhaus
2003-06-02 19:06 ` Georg Bauhaus
2003-06-03 3:49 ` John R. Strohm
2003-06-03 7:42 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2003-06-02 21:21 ` Mike Silva
2003-06-02 21:56 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-02 22:56 ` Larry Kilgallen
2003-06-02 23:30 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-08 2:26 ` AG
2003-06-03 7:41 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2003-06-03 14:06 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-03 14:31 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-03 14:49 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-03 16:29 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2003-06-03 18:06 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-03 18:34 ` Mike Silva
2003-06-03 18:53 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-04 10:41 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-04 14:11 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-04 15:48 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-04 16:03 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-04 16:24 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-04 17:30 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-04 17:36 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-04 17:52 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-04 17:05 ` Larry Kilgallen
2003-06-04 17:45 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-05 17:23 ` Stephen Leake
2003-06-05 17:51 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-06 1:24 ` James Rogers
2003-06-06 9:01 ` Simon Wright
2003-06-06 10:35 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-05 17:51 ` Larry Kilgallen
2003-06-08 5:28 ` AG
2003-06-04 16:19 ` Larry Kilgallen
2003-06-04 21:45 ` Mike Silva
2003-06-08 3:56 ` AG
2003-06-08 4:14 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-08 4:46 ` AG
2003-06-08 4:59 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-08 5:11 ` AG
2003-06-08 5:14 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-08 10:09 ` Frank J. Lhota
2003-06-09 3:06 ` Wesley Groleau
2003-06-09 3:48 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-09 21:09 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2003-06-10 3:36 ` Wesley Groleau
2003-06-10 16:02 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2003-06-09 16:56 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2003-06-09 18:21 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-09 21:06 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2003-06-10 10:23 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-12 21:58 ` Michael Bode
2003-06-03 2:44 ` Steve
2003-06-03 3:13 ` Wesley Groleau
2003-06-03 3:41 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-03 11:41 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-03 13:30 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-03 13:46 ` Vinzent Hoefler
2003-06-03 14:30 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-03 15:16 ` Vinzent Hoefler
2003-06-03 15:36 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-03 14:28 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-03 14:37 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-03 14:51 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-03 15:03 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-03 18:12 ` Wesley Groleau
2003-06-08 5:46 ` AG
2003-06-08 6:30 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-08 8:24 ` AG
2003-06-08 9:43 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-09 3:03 ` Wesley Groleau
2003-06-03 15:05 ` John R. Strohm
2003-06-03 15:31 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-04 10:16 ` Ole-Hjalmar Kristensen
2003-06-03 17:21 ` Robert A Duff
2003-06-03 17:40 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-03 18:20 ` Wesley Groleau
2003-06-03 19:16 ` Sergey Koshcheyev
2003-06-03 19:44 ` Robert A Duff
2003-06-04 2:05 ` James Rogers
2003-06-04 2:40 ` Wesley Groleau
2003-06-04 11:14 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-04 6:21 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-04 13:46 ` Jim Rogers
2003-06-04 14:22 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-04 19:26 ` Jim Rogers
2003-06-04 20:00 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-04 20:24 ` David C. Hoos
2003-06-04 20:40 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-04 22:11 ` Wesley Groleau
2003-06-04 21:13 ` Simon Wright
2003-06-05 17:27 ` Stephen Leake
2003-06-04 13:54 ` Leif Roar Moldskred
2003-06-08 6:08 ` AG
2003-06-08 6:25 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-08 8:20 ` AG
2003-06-08 9:48 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-10 8:23 ` Leif Roar Moldskred
2003-06-10 14:11 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-10 14:58 ` Leif Roar Moldskred
2003-06-10 16:05 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-10 16:37 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-10 17:16 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-10 17:28 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-10 18:14 ` Hyman Rosen
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2003-06-10 18:19 ` Matthew Woodcraft
2003-06-10 20:36 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-10 23:04 ` Matthew Woodcraft
2003-06-04 12:07 ` Larry Kilgallen
2003-06-08 4:22 ` AG [this message]
2003-06-08 4:41 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-08 4:58 ` AG
2003-06-08 5:00 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-03 8:38 ` Vinzent Hoefler
2003-06-03 18:26 ` Wesley Groleau
2003-06-03 9:53 ` Martin Dowie
2003-06-03 11:37 ` Larry Kilgallen
2003-06-08 1:21 ` AG
2003-06-08 3:21 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-02 10:56 ` no title Georg Bauhaus
2003-06-02 11:01 ` Bobby D. Bryant
2003-06-02 20:23 ` Gautier Write-only
2003-06-02 21:33 ` Luke A. Guest
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2003-06-04 16:30 Case sensitivity (was Re: no title) Lionel.DRAGHI
2003-06-04 17:57 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-05 9:07 Lionel.DRAGHI
2003-06-05 14:13 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-05 15:39 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-05 15:44 ` Larry Kilgallen
2003-06-05 15:49 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-05 16:28 ` Sergey Koshcheyev
2003-06-05 17:14 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-05 16:36 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-05 16:53 ` Larry Kilgallen
2003-06-05 17:15 ` Preben Randhol
2003-06-05 17:30 ` Wesley Groleau
2003-06-05 9:21 Lionel.DRAGHI
2003-06-05 14:14 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-06-05 17:34 ` Stephen Leake
2003-06-05 17:31 ` Stephen Leake
2003-06-05 19:31 ` Wesley Groleau
2003-06-10 11:14 Lionel.DRAGHI
2003-06-11 10:48 Lionel.DRAGHI
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