cm0002@lemmy.world to Linux@programming.dev · 2 days agoLinus Torvalds Expresses His Hatred For Case-Insensitive File-Systemswww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1276arrow-down16
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minus-squaredriving_croonerlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·14 hours agoWhat about case insensitive programming languages? Im a python programmer so I’m used to it, but my coworkers are SAS programmers that is case insensitive and they keep getting errors when trying to write python because of that.
minus-squarepinball_wizard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-28 hours agoOuch. Relying on case sensitivity is a lousy coding choice, anyway. No one is made better off by having a case change carry meaning. Edit: Before anyone asks, I like case convention as a courtesy, too. But my code doesn’t rely on it.
What about case insensitive programming languages?
Im a python programmer so I’m used to it, but my coworkers are SAS programmers that is case insensitive and they keep getting errors when trying to write python because of that.
Ouch. Relying on case sensitivity is a lousy coding choice, anyway. No one is made better off by having a case change carry meaning.
Edit: Before anyone asks, I like case convention as a courtesy, too. But my code doesn’t rely on it.