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Linus Torvalds Expresses His Hatred For Case-Insensitive File-Systems (www.phoronix.com)

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[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What about case insensitive programming languages?

Im a python programmer so I'm used to it, but my coworkers are SAS programmers that is case insensitive and they keep getting errors when trying to write python because of that.

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 4 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Ouch. Relying on case sensitivity is a lousy coding choice, anyway. No one is made better off by having a case change carry meaning.

Edit: Before anyone asks, I like case convention as a courtesy, too. But my code doesn't rely on it.