CamelCase vs. underscores: Scientific showdown

Re:CamelCase vs. underscores: Scientific showdown by smhenderson on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @11:36AM (#9138585)

Try choosing independently of (language) convention, habit or type of the identifiers.

That's the non-starter for me right there. I use whatever convention makes sense in the context of what I'm doing. Language, library and previous code in an existing project all dictate my choice in this matter.

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Re:CamelCase vs. underscores: Scientific showdown by RussianCow on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @11:56AM (#9138762)

Agreed. Consistency with existing code and standards trumps any potential gains from using a different style.

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Re:CamelCase vs. underscores: Scientific showdown by ll123 on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @12:14PM (#9138896)

What if you're inventing a new language and need to set the convention?

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