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Walter> Walter Underwood <URL:mailto:wunder@i...> 0> In article <4.3.1.20000309090241.00ddaec0@c...>, 0> Walter wrote: Walter> Sun is inconsistent, with java.net.URL (very early code) and Walter> javax.servlet.http.HttpUtils (more recent). Walter> Walter> Their coding conventions document says "first letter of each Walter> internal word capitalized", which is probably unabiguous, but Walter> could be more explicit about acronyms. I tend to prefer to case acronyms as I would real words. One case (sorry) where this makes it easier is when two acronyms abut each other: for example, do you find java.net.HTTPURLConnection easier to read, or java.net.HttpUrlConnection?[1] Most people find mixed case easier to read - that's why road signs aren't in all-caps[2] and why people get flamed for posting like that. All-caps deprives the reader of the cue given by the profile of the word (because of its rectangular shape). It's possibly a little obsessive to worry about this for just two letters, but I hope it's food for thought in other contexts. [1] This example is deliberately flawed - the actual name is java.net.HttpURLConnection, which doesn't even redeem itself with consistency. [2] In Britain at least. I've noticed on trips to the US that there is greater use there of uppercase, and less of icons. I notice the extra time it takes to interpret the signs. -- *************************************************************************** This is xml-dev, the mailing list for XML developers. To unsubscribe, mailto:majordomo@x...&BODY=unsubscribe%20xml-dev List archives are available at http://xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ ***************************************************************************
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