Kill those warts!

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Nicole — Mon, 07 Jun 2004 14:22:00 GMT

I use a kind of notation.
As I mainly do awk in a limited, I have no need for strict notations but I do use a_ as an indicator for arrays, "i,j,k,l,m,n" as counter, Input / Outputfilenames have a e_/d_ prefix (eingabe = input, d = dateiname = output).

There are some other examples but I can say: I do not use it but was inspired to think of a system of my own, which is connected to the notation - and helped a lot in it.

re: Kill those warts!

Rory — Fri, 04 Jun 2004 07:39:00 GMT

"Not to mention that I don't want to have to go through all my code changing member names just because a variable's type changed from int to long."

That's one that bugs me, too, but it gets sicker.

What about people who change the variable's type but *not* the notation?

*That's* pretty screwed up.

re: Kill those warts!

Alex Papadimoulis — Thu, 03 Jun 2004 17:52:00 GMT

I never thought Hungarian notiation went far enough. You should prefix all variables with the datatype, the module, the date coded, the coder who made it, a short description, and a long description. Example:

int int_Customer_20040302_alex_CustID_IntegerRepresentingTheCustomersID;

vs.

int CustomerID;

I think it's pretty obvious which one is easier to read.