[Javascript] RE: Javascript digest, Vol 1 #352 - 10 msgs

[hormuz maloo]

Thanks Bob, 
That must be the reason - and made a lot of sense in those days. But I guess
in this age of almost limitless RAM/ROM....., we could do with case
insenstivity just fine. 
Regards,
Hormuz
PS: By the way, what does IMHO mean?


From: "Filipiak, Bob (Contractor)" <filipiab at atsc.army.mil>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 08:29:30 -0400
Subject: [Javascript] RE: Case Sensitive Language
One reason maybe mathematical:  Using case sensitive means that 'If' and
'if' and 'IF' and 'iF' are all different and thus four separate 'words.' If
there is no case sensitivity, then there is only one 'word' regardless of
the combination of the letters. IMHO it comes from the days when computer
resources were limited and machine 'word' were limited in size; e .g. using
case sensitive language allowed more two letter 'words/commands.' 
 

Bob Filipiak (Contractor)
MCP 

-----Original Message-----
From: hormuz maloo [mailto:hormuz.maloo at kotak.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 12:44 AM
To: 'javascript at LaTech.edu'
Subject: RE: Re: [Javascript] firing submit event



Why  ...  do they make case-sensitive programming languages? Can somebody
please tell me. 
Hormuz 
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