IBM Mainframe Assembler List <[email protected]> wrote on 02/25/2014 10:27:36 AM:
> From: Phil Smith III <[email protected]> > John Gilmore wrote: > >There is an old mathematical/engineering tradition of distinguishing > >the meanings of the minuscules and majuscules of the same alphabetic > >letter. > <snip> > I can *almost* buy this in programming (and yes, I read to the end, and > realize you aren't advocating that). But the case-sensitivity defenders also > seem to think that Banana, BANANA, and BaNaNa invoking different executables > makes sense. That way lies madness. Hear! Hear! > .phsiii (who once spent a day traveling to a customer site to fix a case > problem in a four-line Linux flat text configuration file, because the > customer couldn't figure it out, nor cut&paste successfully) ----------------------------------------- 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
