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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dan Boger wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Mar 2000 21:06:26 GMT Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote
> > Why is case insensitivity evil? What good comes from having case
> > sensitivity? I have yet to see any good coming from case sensitivity in
> > a file system or a programming language.
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> in programming it's easy - if I want to name a variable FILE, I don't
> want it to be misinterpeted as a command, if one day an upgrade
> introduces a 'file' command.
OK. What if a 'FILE' command is introduced?
Personally, I don't want my variables to be the same word as the
programming language's keywords. That's just asking for trouble.
> Besides, if windows chooses to ignore case, fine - why does it
> remember the case of files when I save them then? just auto-force
> everything to lowercase, then ignore case....
Because many people like it to show mixed case.
Steve
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| On Wed, 15 Mar 2000 21:06:26 GMT Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote concerning 'Re: Website': (...) in programming it's easy - if I want to name a variable FILE, I don't want it to be misinterpeted as a command, if one day an upgrade introduces (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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