From: Marko Schulz <in6x059@...>
Date: 2002-03-16T22:32:28+09:00
Subject: Re: camelCase and underscore_style

On Sat, Mar 16, 2002 at 06:16:11PM +0900, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:
> In message "Re: camelCase and underscore_style"
>     on 02/03/16, Marko Schulz <in6x059@public.uni-hamburg.de> writes:
> 
> |> ... when someone at the RubyConf said that when he saw someone using
> |> camelCase in their code, he identified them as not having fully grokked
> |> Ruby. 
> |
> |Sounds stupid to me.
> 
> Most of Ruby standard libraries using non camel case for names except
> class/module names.

I only meant, that make this statement so absolute seemed wrong to
me. 

But after sending the mail and especially reading Nathaniel answer I
assume, that using camelCase may really be an indicator that one has
not acclimated to the Ruby culture yet.

> |> One comment I read in the list a while back about camelCase vs.
> |> underscores that I thought was interesting is that for non-native
> |> English speakers, underscore names are much easier to read.
> |
> |I heard that before too, but could never comprehend it. I am not a
> |native English speaker and prefer camelCase.
> 
> Maybe because your language is close enough to English.
> How lucky you are, really.

You are right. I rarely realize that. (And still my English could be
much better. :-/ )

-- 
marko schulz