Brent • 12/20/2018

Have you thought about casing?

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This technical blog post examines the importance of code readability through the lens of variable naming conventions. It traces the historical reasons for different casing styles (like camelCase and snake_case) from early languages like Lisp and COBOL to modern practices. The author presents a detailed argument that snake_case (using underscores) is more readable and reduces cognitive load for programmers compared to camelCase, advocating for its adoption to improve code comprehension and developer efficiency.

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