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   Re: Spell checking identifiers   
   09 Jul 20 16:07:45   
   
   From: acolvin@efunct.com   
      
   > You might not want J1 and J_one in the same program.   
      
   Similarly, some ancient compiler (Euclid?) had case-insensitive lookup, but   
   required the same capitalization everywhere   
      
   This was much more important in the days of batch systems, where compilers   
   tried to "correct" your code, because it would be a day before you got   
   another chance. And because student programs couldn't do any damage.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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