Re: naming conventions

[Alan Shutko <ats acm org>]

>>>>> "O" == Owen Taylor <owt1@cornell.edu> writes:

O> Well, I can't speak for Peter, but I would guess it was partly to
O> follow the GNU coding standards. The reason given there, if I
O> recall correctly, is that lower_case_with_underscores is easier to
O> read than MixedCapsAllRunTogether, especially for non-native
O> speakers of English.

It's also easier to use the word-motion commands in various editors.
And some people (myself included) think that the
MixedCapsAllRunTogether just looks ugly!

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