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- From: k2consult@aol.com (K2 Consult)
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- Subject: Hungarian Notation (was Re: Prefixing functions with return type..
- Date: 27 Mar 1996 13:29:41 -0500
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- My 2.002 yen worth on Hungarian notation:
-
- It violates an old programming dictum: "Debug the code, not the comments!"
- Although they APPEAR to be part of the code, the compiler does not enforce
- the prefixes. Therefore, nothing is to prevent me from doing the
- following:
- long sShort;
- Sure, maybe it started life as a short, when suddenly (perhaps much
- later), I find I need a long. Normally I just change a few header files,
- perhaps, and that is that (I know, I know, it's not quite that simply in
- RL). My point is, looking at the variable name will lead one to expect a
- short, when one is receiving a long. This example may seem a bit
- contrived, but there are plenty that are not.
-
-
- Timothy Knox
- Parallel Staffing Group
- K2Consult@aol.com
- Cogito, ergo hack.
- DNRC Holder of Past Knowledge, and ...
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- To People Who Use Words Like Productize"
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