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As well as stripping comments, did they also strip and replace variable names? This code reminds me of trying to grok autogenerated Java GUI code in CS101.

Avery3R 5y

Nah, it just looks like microsoft's usual hungarian notation https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/stg/coding-st...

dlod 5y

Yes, Hungarian was fresh in 1988 so naturally heavy use in this code base.

mypalmike 5y

I haven't seen Hungarian notation in so long. It's so painful to look at. And yet back in the day I too was convinced it was a good idea.

brettsh 5y

Confession: I still LOVE it. If I had a green field project today, I would still use it. Brett Shirley [MSFT] ESE Developer.

mypalmike 5y

Yeah it wasn't until after I moved from C++ to other languages that I changed my mind on this (ESE appears to be primarily C++).

When you can 100% rely on your IDE to give you the metadata about a variable using color and/or hover pop-ups, storing that same metadata in the variable name just feels heavy and unnecessary. With C++ IDEs, you will never get 100% accuracy, so you might as well give in and go with Hungarian.

vbezhenar 5y

    BOOL    fVisible;
    INT cbKey = 0;
    BOOKMARK        bmSearch;
    ULONG           cbReq;

I don't think so.

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