“ID” or “Id” on User Interface

Question

The QA manager where I work just informed me there is a bug in my desktop app due to the sign-on prompt being \"Operator Id\" when it should be \"Operator ID\". Her argument bei

Answer 1

It's interesting that so many feel "Id" should be the way to go. I feel "ID" is appropriate because it hints at how we pronounce it -- I.D. Also, when I read "Id" in a running sentence, I sometimes have to come back and read it again just to ensure it's not a typo for "is" or "it".

Answer 2

I think its depend on the way we spell. We don't spell "it", but "ai-di". Id-ID is spell by two sounds, so people make the D in cap to avoid thinking id is a "word". Its more like a character symbol. I like the "ID" more, just because it's nicer.