For me, I barely notice typing the underscore, but my hands really dislike typing a "#" for a comment. So when I need a line-oriented data format of my own, I usually allow a ";" as well as a "#" to comment out a line.
On Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 9:29:13 AM UTC-4 jkn wrote: > 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/e1d308b9-103a-4831-a0ee-7a1a6002b5e5n%40googlegroups.com.
