Re: [U2] BASIC code - upper, lower, CamelCase, what say you?

Charles Stevenson <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.db.u2.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
If you use mixed case, what search tools & comparitors do you use when 
researching your program libraries?
Particularly if you have programs written in different styles over the 
years.
What formatting tools do you use?




On 12/20/2013 10:01 PM, Bobby Worley wrote:
> First off - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.
>
> I'm starting to write a lot of new BASIC (Universe 11.1) subroutines for
> our DesignBais application, and since I'll be starting with a blank code
> template instead of modifying existing code, and I thought 'hey why not
> join the 21st century' and make the code look more mainstream, and
> readable.  (falling back on our last TEXMUG presentation by Clif Oliver on
> refactoring).
>
> And considering Universe 11.2 now supports local subroutines and functions,
> I should make the code look and behave more object-like.
>
> Does anyone know of a set of rules or guidelines on how to do this?    Just
> experimenting briefly, Universe BASIC compiler will allow any mix of cases
> for keywords, but variables are case sensitive.  Example:
>
>> ED BP TEST
> ABC=1
> Abc=2
> abc=3
> PRINT ABC
> Print Abc
> pRiNt abc
> stop
> end
>
>> RUN TEST
> 1
> 2
> 3
>
> So, how are developers mixed case in their code these day? Do keywords,
> local variables, common variable, equates follow a standard method?
>
> thanks in advance,

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