Case insensitivity (fwd)

[Bjorn Pettersen]

> From: Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters [mailto:mertz at gnosis.cx]
> 
> I like some of the case conventions in Python, like the instance/class
> capitalization thing.  Maybe a little on the cute side for beginners,
> but it as an aesthetic.
> 
> But the most annoying aspect of case-sensitivity is trying to 
> *speak* it
> to beginners (or even to non-beginners):
> 
>   "type 'class MyClass colon'... ummm, no, that's cap 'M', cap 'C'...
>   no... capital 'M', lower 'y', capital 'C, rest lowercase.  Ok, now
>   type "myclass equals MyClass parens"... umm, the thing to 
> the left in
>   lowercase, then the caps as in the class name.... ad nauseaum..."

Personally, I always send code through email, even when speaking with
someone on the phone. Works much faster (and it also takes care of
whitespace <wink>).

-- bjorn