On May 29, 2005, at 11:44 AM, Arthur wrote: > On 26 May 2005 17:33:33 -0700, "Elliot Temple" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >> Thanks for the link on case sensitivity. I'm curious about the >> person >> who found case sensitivity useful though: what is it useful for? >> > > I am curious about why you find case sensitivity annoying. But just > mildly curious.
I'm glad you asked ;-) Case insensitivity gives you more choice about how to type keywords that you have no control over. if or If. for or For. i don't think being inconsistent within a single program is a good idea, but having your choice of which to do is nice. I personally think all lowercase is good, but some languages have capitalised keywords, so apparently other people prefer that. I don't think the "case sensitivity hurts beginners" argument is persuasive. Anyone who seriously wants to program can look up the correct capitalisation of everything. *If* having to look up or keep track of capitalisation is annoying, *then* that argument applies to experienced programmers (who are devoting memory to the issue) just as much as beginners. -- Elliot Temple http://www.curi.us/ --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
