On Monday 16 September 2002 04:12 pm, Bob X wrote:
> Thomas Søîdergaard wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'll be converting my ruby code from camelCase to ruby_case. Is there a
> > script out there to get me going?
>
> Forgive my ignorance. I know the difference of the two but *why* are you
> changing it? Did the Ruby consensus decided that is the way to code? Not
> a dig...I am a newbie to programming and so have no habits it this area.
> I really am just wondering the why of it.

I hope it's not a consensus yet.  I've always used camelCase.  I have actually 
tried to use hyphens; even went so far as to convert whole programs to 
hyphens, but my fingers simply didn't agree with the decision.  So now, names 
I invent are camelCase and names from ruby objects I leave hyphened.  
Actually, (a rationalization) I can now tell at a glance which are mine and 
which are ruby's.
>
> Bob