#Word Perfect Pulls Plug
08-Apr-88 23:18:36
Sb: #118064-#Word Perfect Pulls Plug
Fm: Vic Wagner 76046,3004
To: Lloyd W. Dull III 74555,736
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I acknowledge your point, but the meaning of the words hasn't
changed. It is my contention that there are few words whose meaning
changes when you capitalize them, therefore makeing computer languages
case sensitive is both counterintuitive and perhapse counterproductive. It
seems that we will be stuck with it tho, the kids who invented C scr*w*d
us all. Please don't think I insist you anyone typing the words any way
they want, I just don't perceive the difference between open and Open and
OPEN when describing objects or actions in a program. I don't care if you
want to spell all of your '#define' thingies in all caps to remind you
that they are defines (although if that makes a difference to the program
something else is probably amiss), it is possible that I might even adopt
the style, but ramming it down everyones throat is something else again.