From: Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org>
Subject: Re: Case sensitivity (was Re: no title)
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 12:55:36 +0000 (UTC)
Date: 2003-06-02T12:55:36+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <slrnbdmia2.532.randhol+abuse@kiuk0152.chembio.ntnu.no> (raw)
In-Reply-To: bbfe29$96a$1@ns.felk.cvut.cz
Sergey Koshcheyev wrote:
> "Preben Randhol" <randhol+abuse@pvv.org> wrote in message
> news:slrnbdmc9d.46d.randhol+abuse@kiuk0152.chembio.ntnu.no...
>> Why should the language care how you type it?
>
> For consistency.
But it *is* consistent in that capitalisation is not a factor.
> Yes, the switch is fine, but it still doesn't let me name a function
> parameter "At", for example.
Why shouldn't you?
> How can I introduce an error due to wrong case, having strong type checking
> and all the other safeguards?
Because if you with and use package A and B and they both have a
getstring procedure which does differnt things.
GetString (Input : String) in package A and
getstring (input : string) in package B
Now if you say: GetString (Some_Input), but you really meant getstring
(input : string) as you want to use the function in B your complier
won't complain because GetString /= getstring. However if it is case
insensitive (as it is now) the compiler will ask you to spesify which
function you want because it cannot tell as getstring = GetString
> Besides, do you really use all the freedom that case insensitivity gives
> you? Do you type Text_IO differently every time you need to name it? I
> myself much prefer consistent naming. The compiler could also warn me about
> names not following conventions, but still let me use reserved words as
> identifiers (and Ada currently prohibits using many common English words).
Such as?
> By the way, I know about Java and Hashtable vs HashMap, but in Ada it could
> be just the same, with Hashtable and Hash_Map. I don't view it as an
> argument against case sensitivity.
Huh?
--
Preben Randhol http://www.pvv.org/~randhol/
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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 [this message]
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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