Damn I hate MixedCaseVariableNames. Because I can't remember them as sounds. Is it topLevel or Toplevel or TopLevel? If I wrote the code, it's "top_level". Period. And what if there's an acronym buried in the variable name? Is it CvsVersion or CVSversion? Or - god help us - CVSVersion? When the revolution comes, the inventors of mixed case variable names will be the first against the wall!