Phango

[Lars Ivar Igesund]

Derek Parnell wrote:

> On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:07:56 -0800, Sean Kelly wrote:
> 
>> Janice Caron wrote:
>>> On 11/17/07, Lars Ivar Igesund <larsivar at igesund.net> wrote:
>>>>>> Will both libraries adopt the same style (naming conventions,
>>>>>> capitalization, etc...)?
>>>>> I surely hope so. ++myVote
>>>> You understand that that would mean Phobos gaining Tango's style?
>>> 
>>> Oh I don't think so. Walter is quite clear that module names should be
>>> lowercase, and I agree with him.
>> 
>> What is your objection to CamelCase module names?
> 
> Windows file system is case insensitive therefore it is easy to cause
> 'can't find module' type errors even though the file exists.
> 

When one thinks the file system is case insensitive, it is easy creating
files that breaks the compile on a system where the FS is case sensitive,
so IMO not a very strong argument. It can be equally useful to have the
creators aware of the casing used.

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Lars Ivar Igesund
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