Re: XC8 novice question

From	David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no>
Newsgroups	comp.arch.embedded
Subject	Re: XC8 novice question
Date	2016-09-13 20:08 +0200
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On 13/09/16 17:22, Dennis wrote:
> On 09/13/2016 05:25 AM, David Brown wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> If a change makes code clearer, then it is a good thing.  Visually
>> splitting the words in a multi-word identifier makes code clearer -
>> whether that is done using camelCase or underscores is a minor issue.
>
> I'll go off on a tangent - it can be an important issue. I once worked
> with a guy that was visually impaired and used a screen reader for much
> of his work. The underscore form would read as (spoken)word
> (spoken)underscore (spoken)word... where the camelCase would cause it to
> give up and spell it all out. We referred to the underscore form as
> "easy reader code". This was over a decade ago so screen readers may be
> smarter now.

Unless it is a screen reader specially designed for code, then I'd 
imagine it would have trouble with camelCase words.  I think Don knows 
more about this sort of program.

But you are absolutely right that there can be particular circumstances 
that determine our choices here, and have overriding importance.


>
>> Small letters are easier to read (that's why they exist!), and avoid
>> unnecessary emphasis - that makes them a good choice in most cases.  And
>> there is rarely any benefit in indicating that an identifier is a
>> constant or a macro (assuming it is defined and used sensibly) - so
>> there is no point in making such a dramatic distinction.
>>
>

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XC8 novice question rwood <rwoodl@nowhere.com> - 2016-09-11 15:02 +0800
  Re: XC8 novice question Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2016-09-11 02:55 -0700
    Re: XC8 novice question rwood <rwoodl@nowhere.com> - 2016-09-11 18:25 +0800
      Re: XC8 novice question David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-11 13:35 +0200
        Re: XC8 novice question Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2016-09-11 07:32 -0700
          Re: XC8 novice question David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-11 16:58 +0200
            Re: XC8 novice question Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2016-09-11 13:15 -0700
              Re: XC8 novice question David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-12 08:55 +0200
                Re: XC8 novice question Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2016-09-12 02:41 -0700
                Re: XC8 novice question Mike Perkins <spam@spam.com> - 2016-09-12 13:16 +0100
                Re: XC8 novice question David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-12 14:56 +0200
                Re: XC8 novice question Mike Perkins <spam@spam.com> - 2016-09-12 14:33 +0100
                Re: XC8 novice question David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-12 16:11 +0200
                Re: XC8 novice question Jack <jack4747@gmail.com> - 2016-09-12 07:50 -0700
                Re: XC8 novice question David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-12 22:23 +0200
                Re: XC8 novice question Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2016-09-12 15:34 -0500
                Re: XC8 novice question Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2016-09-12 08:44 -0700
                Re: XC8 novice question David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-12 14:35 +0200
                Re: XC8 novice question Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2016-09-12 08:19 -0700
                Re: XC8 novice question David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-12 23:11 +0200
                Re: XC8 novice question Dennis <dennis@none.none> - 2016-09-12 17:04 -0500
                Re: XC8 novice question Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2016-09-12 22:49 -0700
                Re: XC8 novice question David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-13 09:04 +0200
                Re: XC8 novice question Hans-Bernhard Bröker <HBBroeker@t-online.de> - 2016-09-13 00:16 +0200
                Re: XC8 novice question Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2016-09-12 21:22 -0700
                Re: XC8 novice question David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-13 12:25 +0200
                Re: XC8 novice question Dennis <dennis@none.none> - 2016-09-13 10:22 -0500
                Re: XC8 novice question David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-13 20:08 +0200
            Re: XC8 novice question rwood <rwoodl@nowhere.com> - 2016-09-12 16:50 +0800
          Re: XC8 novice question Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2016-09-11 17:13 +0100
            Re: XC8 novice question Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2016-09-11 17:19 +0100
              Re: XC8 novice question David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-12 09:00 +0200
      Re: XC8 novice question Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2016-09-11 07:28 -0700
    Re: XC8 novice question upsidedown@downunder.com - 2016-09-11 13:56 +0300
      Re: XC8 novice question David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-11 13:28 +0200
      Re: XC8 novice question Hans-Bernhard Bröker <HBBroeker@t-online.de> - 2016-09-11 13:36 +0200
        Re: XC8 novice question upsidedown@downunder.com - 2016-09-11 16:14 +0300
          Re: XC8 novice question Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2016-09-11 07:57 -0700
          Re: XC8 novice question Hans-Bernhard Bröker <HBBroeker@t-online.de> - 2016-09-12 22:52 +0200
            Re: XC8 novice question upsidedown@downunder.com - 2016-09-13 10:11 +0300
              Re: XC8 novice question Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2016-09-13 01:11 -0700
                Re: XC8 novice question upsidedown@downunder.com - 2016-09-13 13:24 +0300
                Re: XC8 novice question David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-13 12:39 +0200
                Re: XC8 novice question Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2016-09-13 15:41 -0700
                Re: XC8 novice question upsidedown@downunder.com - 2016-09-14 09:07 +0300
                Re: XC8 novice question Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2016-09-13 23:29 -0700
      Re: XC8 novice question Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2016-09-11 07:50 -0700
  Re: XC8 novice question Hans-Bernhard Bröker <HBBroeker@t-online.de> - 2016-09-11 13:42 +0200
  Re: XC8 novice question Tim Wescott <tim@seemywebsite.com> - 2016-09-11 20:14 -0500
  Re: XC8 novice question rwood <rwoodl@nowhere.com> - 2016-09-12 16:54 +0800
    Re: XC8 novice question David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-12 11:05 +0200
      Re: XC8 novice question rwood <rwoodl@nowhere.com> - 2016-09-12 18:48 +0800
  Re: XC8 novice question John Temples <usenet@xargs-spam.com> - 2016-09-12 17:33 +0000

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