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Subject: CaSe Usage
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Date: 16 May 91 18:17:00 GMT
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=> Lower case:
=>
=> I've seen many people adopt this before, and I can understand how someone who
=> has a background in other languages (that aren't case sensitive) might prefer
=> it.  However, in my opinion, those people and languages are throwing away hal
   f
=> the alphabet.  I prefer to work with Forth's that _are_ case sensitive, and I
=> tend to use lower case for low level words.  That way, I have a built in
=> indication of user interface words, with easy to remember sublayers.

I use the following convention:

First letter is the only uppercase: Needs no stack parameters
all letters are lower case: Needs stack parameters
UPPERCASE only: not defined in this module

                              (8-DCS)
Daniel C. Sobral
UNBCIC@BRFAPESP.BITNET