From: Dave Thomas <Dave@...>
Date: 2002-03-18T15:06:09+09:00
Subject: Re: camelCase and underscore_style

Ron Jeffries <ronjeffries@REMOVEacm.org> writes:

> This was kind of where I was coming from with my question. I much prefer
> StudlyCaps and have used them for ages. It seemed that a lot of folks used the
> wimpy_underbar in their work. I want to use the language well, and part of that
> is in such details as that.
> 
> But when AndyHimself said that he preferred StudlyCaps ... well, that did it for
> me. ;->

But of course, Andy is obviously totally mistaken in this preference
(there as precedents -- he also likes vim).

iN MY OPINION The PickAxe is wrong - it uses Camel case where Matz
would have used underscores - it's a hard habit to break, particularly
when you switch back and forth between languages with different
conventions. FWIW, I'm not trying hard to use CamelCase for words that
start with a capital letter and that don't just contain capitals, and
underscores for the rest.

That's just a personal preference - I find underscored words easier to
parse. It also seems to fit in with the core libraries.

I guess this all means that the conventions haven't yet gelled.


Dave