Re: Question on download by LWP


David Squire wrote:

John Bokma wrote:
David Squire <David.Squire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

John Bokma wrote:

don't use camelcase with Perl
Now, familiar as I am with the doctrinaire nature of this group, this
seems to me to go too far. Surely folk can have their own naming
conventions and you (we) can be quiet about that.

Yup, as they can decide not to use strict & warnings. Yet this group
insists on some form of readability, and *I* include not using camel case
with that.

I can't agree with this. Using strict and warnings is language-specific
advice that helps folk solve and avoid problems. The readability or not
of "camelcase" is person-specific and has nothing to do with Perl.

So, I have no problems with your saying "I don't like camelcase", but
"don't use camelcase with Perl" to me over-steps the mark.

I, and no doubt others, participate in multiple Perl projects where we
don't always have control over naming conventions (how do you feel about
Hungarian?), and editing that down should surely not be a requirement
for posting here.

Don't forget those of us who can't type worth a damn. It's enough just
to get me to use the shift key, but to also try and reach the
underscore key is asking too much. And besides, what gets called "camel
case" here is standard coding convention for almost all the other
languages I have to deal in. It certainly doesn't warrant chastising a
poster about, because as you note, it is just style and I'm sure we've
all used it.

Matt

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