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Case insensitive file systems might as well be a historic accident, because lower case letters didn't always exist and then it was kept for backward compatibili
by GoblinSlayer 4y ago
Case insensitive file systems might as well be a historic accident, because lower case letters didn't always exist and then it was kept for backward compatibility.
- throwaway09223 4y agoCase insensitive functions are common. Filesystems are just one of many places where this kind of function is expected. It's just a particularly common canonicalization function. Canonicalization is a common need across all languages as we've already clearly established.