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Sehaj Singh
541 PointsPlease allow British English.
You're forcing me to name the variable color. Not everyone who uses treehouse is American. Other correct variations of spelling should be allowed.
class GoKart {
String colour = "red";
}
2 Answers
Stuart Wright
41,120 PointsWhile of course Treehouse could change this challenge to accept colour as a variable name, I don't really see much point. As a programmer you'll have to get used to the fact that you'll be using American English a lot. I've never come across a programming language with keywords/functions spelled the British way. For example, in CSS, if you try to write:
p {
colour: red;
}
That will not work. You must use color.
As a Brit I found this tripping me up a few times when I was starting out, but it's easier to just accept that's the way it is and try to get used to it.
John Williamson
15,024 PointsI use British English all the time however in programming it's best to stick with American, otherwise you open up a whole new can of worms. As Stuart said with CSS you cannot get away with British language and should you use it elsewhere you can confuse other coders who read your code.
Pedro Cabral
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 23,916 PointsPedro Cabral
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 23,916 PointsBesides, if you would be working on a project with an American, would you be changing each other variable's names each time you would pull the source code? Bit of a mess, eh.