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.
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Yes, Hungarian was fresh in 1988 so naturally heavy use in this code base.
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.
Confession: I still LOVE it. If I had a green field project today, I would still use it. Brett Shirley [MSFT] ESE Developer.
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.