Yeah, I've seen those kind of studies - and ones with different findings, as you may well have.
I don't think that (for *me*) there is much difference in the 'cognitive effort' between the two styles. But there is more effort in typing snake_case (both the extra character, and the necessary hand/finger movements). The latter effort might be a bit specific to me; I have a slightly malformed right hand which means I tend to type underscores in a particular way. Anyway, there are better things than this to pound the table about... J^n On Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 2:08:54 PM UTC+1 [email protected] wrote: > FWIW (maybe not much), Wikipedia's page on CamelCase includes this - > > 'A 2010 follow-up study, with other subjects containing mainly pre-trained > programmers and using an improved measurement method with use of > eye-tracking equipment, indicates: "While results indicate no difference in > accuracy between the two styles, subjects recognize identifiers in the > underscore style more quickly." ' > > On Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 7:05:23 AM UTC-4 jkn wrote: > >> ... >> > It's a bit crude but gives me most of what I want. I am reminded why I >> prefer camelCase though, too many extra keystrokes and hand movements, for >> little to no extra readability IMO. >> > ... >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/leo-editor/a61b2403-17f1-4474-a84c-c1b93180d877n%40googlegroups.com.
