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From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Michael_Teichgr=E4ber?= <mt@wmipf.in-berlin.de>
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Date: Wed,  7 Mar 2007 19:36:26 +0100
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Subject: [9fans] plan9 function names
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Hi,

is there a reason why underscores are avoided in most function and
variable names on Plan 9? I have used this style for a while now, and
it seems to me that it increases the over-all code readability, as
names or function calls can be more easily recognized. Without
underscores one has to look for shorter or more to the point
function/variable names. But sometimes an ambiguity might remain, since
words are not separated from each other.

Or, is it just a habit without a specific reason?

Michael