Why make a language case sensitive?

[Peter Timaratz]

I thought there might be a reason why it needs to be case sensitive. I guess
if you come from a Unix background (which I don't) and you create a
language, then it seems natural to make it case sensitive.

I'm not trying to start a war, so I'll refrain from expressing my opinion.
:)

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> [mailto:python-list-admin at python.org]On Behalf Of richard_chamberlain
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> Subject: Re: Why make a language case sensitive?
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> Hi Peter,
>
> That's a bit of a sore point at the moment :-)
>
> do a search on deja for case sensitive and you'll find a whole argument on
> the subject.
>
> Richard
>
> Peter Timaratz <timaratz at lisco.com> wrote in message
> news:000801bfeda1$fcd99a20$6cb745c6 at timaratz...
> > I can't think of any advantages to a case sensitive language.
> Python is a
> > very well-designed language though, so I imagine there is a good reason
> that
> > it is case sensitive. So what are the advantages of a case sensitive
> > language?
> >
> >
>
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