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Honest question. Is case (in)?sensitivity something people actually care about?

by KeithMajhor 15y ago

brian_cloutier 15y ago
Think about how much easier it makes it to write hard-to-read-code. index iNdex inDex indEx indeX for your inner loops
thought_alarm 15y ago
Get a load of this kid.
- KeithMajhor 15y ago
  I guess that was a stupid question. Here comes the thought_alarm... ;)
ThaddeusQuay2 15y ago
Writing in mixed case is a vector for errors in languages where case is significant, and even where it isn't, simply reading the code requires your brain to work harder, thus making it more likely that you will miss something important. The more unnecessary effort you have to expend, in reading or writing code, the more opportunity you have for making mistakes, and the less opportunity you have for being creative. Don't bother bringing up IDEs as a way to cut back on mistakes, or to help creativity. Real programmers don't need them. I still program in PL/I under OS/360 on Hercules, and that compiler hasn't been updated since about 1972. Ah, simpler times: when your keyboard weighed more than one of today's laptops, when real engineers built both the hardware and the software, and when CamelCase was merely a waking dream. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PL/I http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PL/I http://99-bottles-of-beer.net/language-pl-i-548.html http://99-bottles-of-beer.net/language-pl-i-548.html
- KeithMajhor 15y ago
  On reflection I think I may have been trolling. Personally, I prefer lower case with dashes interposing distinct words. I've rarely gotten to use that in practice but haven't cared much. I didn't realize people got so upset about things like letter case. It seems like that would hinder creativity or at the very least waste time. > Don't bother bringing up IDEs as a way to cut back on mistakes, or to help creativity. Real programmers don't need them. I still program in PL/I under OS/360 on Hercules, and that compiler hasn't been updated since about 1972. Ah, simpler times: when your keyboard weighed more than one of today's laptops, when real engineers built both the hardware and the software, and when CamelCase was merely a waking dream. Whoa ouch. I don't measure up to that at all. I'd love to be skilled enough to design/build my own hardware. I just don't think it'd help me build websites or do much else. I don't use an IDE though so hopefully that is making me more productive in some way.

Honest question. Is case (in)?sensitivity something people actually care about?

brian_cloutier 15y ago

Think about how much easier it makes it to write hard-to-read-code. index iNdex inDex indEx indeX for your inner loops

thought_alarm 15y ago

Get a load of this kid.

KeithMajhor 15y ago
I guess that was a stupid question. Here comes the thought_alarm... ;)

ThaddeusQuay2 15y ago

Writing in mixed case is a vector for errors in languages where case is significant, and even where it isn't, simply reading the code requires your brain to work harder, thus making it more likely that you will miss something important. The more unnecessary effort you have to expend, in reading or writing code, the more opportunity you have for making mistakes, and the less opportunity you have for being creative. Don't bother bringing up IDEs as a way to cut back on mistakes, or to help creativity. Real programmers don't need them. I still program in PL/I under OS/360 on Hercules, and that compiler hasn't been updated since about 1972. Ah, simpler times: when your keyboard weighed more than one of today's laptops, when real engineers built both the hardware and the software, and when CamelCase was merely a waking dream. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PL/I http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PL/I http://99-bottles-of-beer.net/language-pl-i-548.html http://99-bottles-of-beer.net/language-pl-i-548.html

KeithMajhor 15y ago
On reflection I think I may have been trolling. Personally, I prefer lower case with dashes interposing distinct words. I've rarely gotten to use that in practice but haven't cared much. I didn't realize people got so upset about things like letter case. It seems like that would hinder creativity or at the very least waste time. > Don't bother bringing up IDEs as a way to cut back on mistakes, or to help creativity. Real programmers don't need them. I still program in PL/I under OS/360 on Hercules, and that compiler hasn't been updated since about 1972. Ah, simpler times: when your keyboard weighed more than one of today's laptops, when real engineers built both the hardware and the software, and when CamelCase was merely a waking dream. Whoa ouch. I don't measure up to that at all. I'd love to be skilled enough to design/build my own hardware. I just don't think it'd help me build websites or do much else. I don't use an IDE though so hopefully that is making me more productive in some way.