Why is capitalization of class names in Java (and others) just a suggestion, not a rule?

Question

I wonder why Java, with its many security features and limitations, allows developers to start a class name with a lowercase letter, although it would be a very stupid idea to do this.

Or did I not pay attention to the case when this may be useful? Or is it just a case where you are not boxing a programmer?

Answer 1

This is because it was believed that the programming language should not force agreements in previous years. But now the scene is changing a bit, and there is a favorable atmosphere for the "Conventions over configuration" approach, as in Ruby on rails.

So, in the future we can see more languages ​​/ frameworks based on conventions that will arise due to programming patterns and best practices in those days.

Answer 2

Many things are stupid ideas - and most of them are not executed by the compiler.

At the end, the class, method, and variable name are named by convention, and this is true in most languages.

Answer 3

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Answer 5

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