I have been in IT for 5 decades. Several decades ago I wrote a program to convert text to mixed case decades ago to facilitate typesetting. The control cards had to be multi punched for some for the control strings at data centers where I had no TSO access to get lower case or where TSO had only all upper display. Eventually I created routines to use < and > as shift characters,
I now find all upper too jarring and visually less clear. I like the metaphor SHOUTING. I now do Cobol & assembler in mixed case. I don't use - in Cobol. I do use _ in assembler. JCL is still retro. Programming style is much like artistic taste - very personal and subject to change w/o warning. and off topic my favorite seasonal greeting from the usual source @ Texas A & M University Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all . . . a n d a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2012, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great, (not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country or is the only "AMERICA" in the western hemisphere), and without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith, or choice of computer platform of the wishee. (By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for her/himself or others, and is void where prohibited by law, and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year, or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.) IBM Mainframe Assembler List <[email protected]> wrote on 12/22/2011 03:02:40 PM: > From: John Walker <[email protected]> > I've been a mainframer my entire career, and while I at first found > all upper case weird, I have grown used to it. In fact, I feel non- > mixed case to be a superior idea. Mixed case ALWAYS produces more > typos, let alone slowing down your reading as you ensure whether you > duplicated that name with all the upper case and lower case and > upper case and lower case and lower case, etc. Mixed case is > crapola that comes from the PC side. Don't let it happen or the PC > people will force their mixed-case crapola down our throats. ----------------------------------------- The information contained in this communication (including any attachments hereto) is confidential and is intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, dissemination, copying, or unauthorized use of this information, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. Thank you
