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1. Tomas Ekeli (tomasekeli@mastodon.technology)'s status on Sunday, 03-Apr-2022 10:51:54 UTC Tomas Ekeli

   can someone please explain to me why case-sensitive file-systems or code is a good idea?

   why would having two files "file.txt" and "File.txt" be not just be a time-bomb?

   why allow something like this?
   var githubclient = new Client();
   var githubClient = new Client();

   • Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅 (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 03-Apr-2022 10:51:54 UTC Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅

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     @tomasekeli Because case-insensitivity is locale-specific and that is just no foundation to build semantics on.
     
     But then in the Linux source tree there's e.g. an xt_dscp.c and an xt_DSCP.c and they fulfill different purposes, and while it is kind of fun that you can't correctly check out Linux on a default macOS or Windows filesystem this kind of naming is a bad idea too, but like ... just don't do that.
     
     git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/k…
   • Tomas Ekeli (tomasekeli@mastodon.technology)'s status on Sunday, 03-Apr-2022 10:55:34 UTC Tomas Ekeli

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     • Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅

     @clacke that's *horrible*!

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   • friend@linuxrocks.online's status on Monday, 04-Apr-2022 19:23:02 UTC friend

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     @tomasekeli
     I do actually frequently name my variables the same like my type, e.g.:
     var githubClient = new GithubClient();

     If their casing wouldn't make them distinct, that wouldn't be possible or would require complex language design.

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   • Tomas Ekeli (tomasekeli@mastodon.technology)'s status on Monday, 04-Apr-2022 19:23:21 UTC Tomas Ekeli

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     • friend

     @friend that .. that is actually a good point

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