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From: brucem@hpindda.HP.COM (Bruce Mackey)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.eiffel
Subject: Re: Eiffel naming discussion
Message-ID: <40650001@hpindda.HP.COM>
Date: 29 Nov 89 18:11:58 GMT
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shelley@btc.sps.mot.com (Norman K. Shelley) wrote:

> I prefer internal upper-case letters to signify where new words begin
> as it is easier for my eye to determine that those are new words whereas
> underscores look like word runons.  I really dislike underscores as word
> separators and no separators at all i.e. all lower case are even worse.
> As for Hyphens, I could probably train my eye but I'd still prefer
> internal upper-case.

Which is easier to read:

iPreferInternalUpper-caseLettersToSignifyWhereNewWordsBegin
asItIsEasierForMyEyeToDetermineThatThoseAreNewWordsWhereas

or

I_prefer_internal_upper-case_letters_to_signify_where_new_words_begin
as_it_is_easier_for_my_eye_to_determine_that_those_are_new_words_whereas


IMHO, the underscore combines the two requirements nicely:
   1. continuous non-blank characters for ease of compiler recognition
   2. spacing for ease of human recognition.

-Bruce

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