IBM Mainframe Assembler List <ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> wrote on 02/28/2014 11:18:33 AM:
> From: Hobart Spitz <orexx...@gmail.com> > I think this discussion needs to distinguish clearly between case-sensitive > (treating caps and lower case the same) and case-insensitive (treating the > upper and lower case of the same character as different). "Mixed-case" > could mean either, and is therefore unclear. > > IMHO, case-insensitivity is not human-friendly. I can't think of any > reason to use it, but no doubt someone has, In human language based communication with other humans, case-sensitivity is meaningful and helpful. In any communication with automatons (except data entry), case-insensitivity is more human-friendly and can be easily tolerated by the machine(s). Making STUFF stuff Stuff sTuff ... have different meanings is not as fault-tolerant as it could be. ... Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. - John F. Kennedy Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy ride. - Bette Davis (as character Margo Channing) _All About Eve_1950 Our greatest danger in life is in permitting the urgent things to crowd out the important. - Charles E. Hummel Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur. ----------------------------------------- The information contained in this communication (including any attachments hereto) is confidential and is intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, dissemination, copying, or unauthorized use of this information, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. Thank you
