Re: Problem overloading a System function
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- Subject: [mg129379] Re: Problem overloading a System function
- From: "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma at 12000.org>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:19:53 -0500 (EST)
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On 1/8/2013 10:39 PM, klevasseur at mac.com wrote: > Background to my question: Al Hibbard and I have developed the AbstractAlgebra >package (https://sites.google.com/site/eaamhl/home ) and over the years, >some of our names have been usurped by Wolfram for System functions. Hi; Thanks for your package. But you really should not have used UpperCase first letter for names of your functions or variables, since this can cause conflict with Mathematica's own names, as your example shows. It is well known that Mathematica uses UpperCase for all its system functions and symbols. Any one writing a package, even though the package has its own context, should really consider using only lowerCase starting letter in the name. --Nasser