I suppose you could look at it that way, but actually, since VB isn't
case-sensitive, it wouldn't matter how I typed it as long as I spell it
right. So it's not like a spell checker correcting my spelling. Rather,
it's like a word processor applying the paragraph style for me instead of me
having to set my indents & tab stops manually each time.
Actually it does turn out to be both a productivity aid & verification tool.
It's faster because I don't have to shift case as I type & it verifies,
because if I see that it doesn't apply the proper case, I get immediate
feedback that I've mistyped the variable/function name. It would catch it
anyway when it compiles the code (just as C would catch an undefined
variable), but I don't have to wait till the compile step to correct it - I
can do it right there!
There are a number of things that MS does wrong, but this part at least
they've got very right.
-- Greg
"Bradley Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Ok -- this too is not a flame, but just an opinion. I personally don't
> exactly like that much hand holding. It's like the "auto-correct"
features
> in MS products. Yea, it's great for productivity and that . . . but what
> reinforces the thought that you boo-boo'ed and didn't have to correct it?
> If I spell receive as "recieve" every time I type something . . . it's
> still not right in my mind . . . otherwise I wouldn't type it. When you
> don't have the crutch of the computer handy -- are you going to look like
a
> complete moron with all the "learned" typos that MS corrected for you?
> Tools should not instill bad practices and mask them for you. They are
> tools -- just that . . . they should enable you to work easier, but they
> shouldn't fix your work for you -- at least not automatically to where the
> conditioned response is "typos are good as long as the computer figures it
> out".
>
> -- Bradley Miller
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