Subject Re: [firebird-support] Use of double quoted names in Firebird
Author Kjell Rilbe
Fabricio Araujo wrote:

> Yeah... But UNICODE_FSS and internationalizaton is a very troubled
> issue discussed to dismay here, architect and devel lists.

I'd say that's just teething problems. Unicode in all it's flavors is
not new, but wide-spread use is. A lot of people are still learning and
many tools still have problems with it. These problems will go away.

> Most developers here work on a one-man-house basis, Kjell. So not
> looking for trouble is better... ;-)

In all relevant aspects I'm a one-man business myself. But a typo is a
typo is a typo. It should be caught in testing or even before testing
(compilation).

> 1) But r vc R are mostly subtle and lead to logical errors.
> 2) n vs M mostly generate SP or code compiling error.
>
> Debug time for 1) is MUCH higher than 2).

With case sensitive identifiers, the difference you're describing would
not exist. r and R would be exactly as different as n and m in the SP
compiler's eyes.

Kjell
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