Case usage in element names, attribute names & attribute values
Rob McDougall (RMcDouga@JetForm.com)
Fri, 24 Apr 1998 18:25:06 -0400
>I've been looking through many of the established XML grammars, and am left
>with a question. Why do all the grammars appear to be in lower-case? Since
>xml has become case-sensitive, it would seem to me that people would adopt
>one of the popular conventions used in other case-sensitive applications like
>programming languages. Why haven't I seen any grammars that look like this:
>
><TagName AttributeName="EnumeratedAttributeValue"/>
>
>If someone were to create a grammar that mixed upper-case and lower-case
>would they have trouble getting people to adopt it? Is there a compelling
>reason to reject a mixed case grammar. To my eye, mixed case is more
>attractive. It's more like natural English.
>
>So, what are the opinions on each of:
>- tag names (lowercase, uppercase, mixed-case)
>- attribute names (lowercase, uppercase, mixed-case)
>- enumerated attribute values (lowercase, uppercase, mixed-case)
>
>And with each option, are there opinions on any punctuation? Hyphens,
>underscores, nothing?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Rob
>