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Hungarian: To be, or not to be?

 
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Hungarian: To be, or not to be?, That is the question.
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9 Mar, 2007 - 01:21 PM
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Hungarian Notation

I've been using it for a month now. And I'm not really sure about it. I think, it just made my code less readable. I think, it's good, that I tried it out (definitely a tool to have in your tool-kit) and I can see, how and when it could be good (and, well, I'll still keep using stuff like m_ (member variable) and sometimes other prefixes) - but for now, I don't think, that I really need it.
What's your opinion about Hungarian Notation? I would really like to hear experienced programmers giving their opinions on this topic.
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9 Mar, 2007 - 04:49 PM
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Well, speaking only for myself, I often use Hungarian notation. It's a habit I got into when I first began working with weakly typed and dynamically typed languages in order to provide clarity, but it began to seep into my work with strongly typed and statically typed languages as well.
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10 Mar, 2007 - 01:38 AM
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I must have a split personality, but I use different styles for different languages (at least when they have a well defined one, like Java, or Symbian C++). If I remember well, the Windows API uses Hungarian notation, and I was using it a long time ago when I was dealing with it, but it didn't become a habit of mine, because I didn't deal with weakly typed languages a lot (I guess it's really useful there, or when pointers are mixed with objects). So despite I am a Hungarian, I was doing quite well without it smile.gif
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11 Mar, 2007 - 10:58 PM
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Well I like the IDEA of hungarian notation. But I have a hard time keeping up with it so I use my own NickDMaxian notation. This is great for me because I know what everything stands for. I tend to use standard variable names and prefix a type identifier, but not as complex as hungarian notiation (as adopted by microsoft). Really I guess I am just too lazy to do it right.
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