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From:
John Siracusa
Date:
August 25, 2001 06:40
Subject:
Re: Perl 6 modules plan
Message ID:
B7AD22F5.1E8ED%siracusa@mindspring.com
On 8/25/01 5:12 AM, Johan Vromans wrote:
> John Siracusa <siracusa@mindspring.com> writes:
>> If you ask any Java programmer which is "correct", myJavaMethod() or
>> My_Java_Method(), I think you'll get a straight answer.
> 
> From experience I can assure you this is not the case. There are a
> couple of (independent and mutual inconsistent) style guides on the
> web (e.g. Sun, Netscape). Each have their own followers.

Er, okay, well scratch that example then :)  But my point still stands: I
think Perl 6 should have some sort of guidelines in this area, even if
they're only a codification of what "the majority" of Perl authors do.

-John


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