Borghal

Actually, camelCase vs PascalCase

I see many #FediTips suggesting people use #camelCase in their #Hashtags for #ScreenReader compatibility.

But I think they mean #PascalCase. At least, that's what their examples show.

For the differences between the two see, for example, here:

Camel Case vs. Snake Case vs. Pascal Case — Naming Conventions | Khalil Stemmler

Naming conventions bring consistency to your codebase which makes it easier to maintain. Camel case, pascal case, and snake case are the three most common naming conventions in modern programming languages.

https://khalilstemmler.com/blogs/camel-case-snake-case-pascal-case/

Camelcase Feditips Hashtags Pascalcase Screenreader

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robbielink

Dec 17, 2022 at 2:02 pm

@borghal Not a programmer but cool to know. Guess this falls under #til

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robbielink

Dec 17, 2022 at 2:11 pm

@borghal But now I can't decide which to use. I would normally put TIL, camel case would be tIL, snake won't work here, and when you type a hashtag the little popup that shows how often it is used has all lower case: til. I guess the real question is what do #ScreenReaders want?

screenreaders

Borghal :verified_gay:

Dec 17, 2022 at 2:11 pm

@robbielink I'm glad you found it interesting, Robbie!

Borghal :verified_gay:

Dec 17, 2022 at 2:13 pm

@robbielink That is the real question! I don't know how screen readers deal with acronyms inside a hashtag. More opportunities to learn today!

Casey Peel

Dec 17, 2022 at 3:54 pm

@robbielink @borghal I'm pretty sure the pop-up only shows hashtags in all lowercase (probably normalizes to lowercase since the "follow a hashtag" isn't case sensitive) so I wouldn't use that as a guide.

I wouldn't camel (or Pascal) case an acronym/initialism and rely on the screen reader to Do The Right Thing just as it would in other text scenarios like chat messages.