Not sure that's the right hill to die on: many, many things DO ignore diacritics because of the confusion. Google "Cuantos anos tienes?" and see what you get...
In any case, I'm afraid that's the kind of response I always get when I ask. "Move to strike, nonresponsive." Why is case-sensitivity a good thing? That's different from "Why is something somewhat like case-sensitivity desirable?" -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List <ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 4:54 PM To: ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Re: Is HLASM efficient WAS: Telum and SpyreWAS: Vector instruction performance On 8/26/25 11:55, Phil Smith III wrote: >> Think of 52 different characters, not two typographic variants of 26 >> characters. > Um. You seem to be suggesting that case-sensitivity is A Good Thing. I have > yet to find anyone who can justify that position, though many *IX people > assert it--and then basically just say "It's good" without any justification. > ... > For all its warts, Windows got this one right, IMHO. > ... Some people use similar rhetoric about diacritical marks, that they should be inconsequential. But if you ask a Hispanophone, "¿Cuántos años tienes?" Ir's impolite to omit the accents. Does Windows honor the distinction? -- gil
