I just discovered that MS recommends that we NOT use hungarian notation with
the .net framework: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229045.aspx
What are the real cons for using it?
I tend to use it a lot, especially when IDing my controls. For instance the
controls in a contact form I create could be IDed as such:
tbx_firstName
tbx_emailAddres s
ddl_state
I find this really helpful when in codebehind.
is the 'no hungarian' merely a preference MS has, or are there specific cons
to me being stubborn and sticking with it?
-Darrel
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>I just discovered that MS recommends that we NOT use hungarian notation with the .net framework:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229045.aspx
Weird, isn't it! It was all the rage for years, then suddenly they don't
like it any more...
What are the real cons for using it?
None whatever.
I tend to use it a lot, especially when IDing my controls.
Me too - all the time.
I find this really helpful when in codebehind.
Likewise.
is the 'no hungarian' merely a preference MS has,
I have no idea...
or are there specific cons to me being stubborn and sticking with it?
None whatever.
>or are there specific cons to me being stubborn and sticking with it?
>
None whatever.
Ha! Thanks for the feedback, Mark. At least I can find peace with me knowing
that I'm not alone in wanting to stick with it. ;o)
-Darrel
The biggest argument against hungarian notation is that it makes it harder
to refactor code. People argue that it's violates the Don't Repeat Yourself
(DRY) principle. Personally, I think that's a little much, but the side
effect IS the same. If you change the type of your variable, you now need to
change all instances of that variable.
if you have rptBooks and want to change it to a datagrid, you now have to
refactor your name or risk having hard code to maintain.
With the advances in IDEs generally and intellisense specifically, the
question is what value does hungarian notation offer?
I'd be interested in taking a look at a codebehind page you feel it ads
value.
Karl
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"darrel" <no*****@nowher e.comwrote in message
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>>I just discovered that MS recommends that we NOT use hungarian notation with the .net framework:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229045.aspx
Weird, isn't it! It was all the rage for years, then suddenly they don't
like it any more...
>What are the real cons for using it?
None whatever.
>I tend to use it a lot, especially when IDing my controls.
Me too - all the time.
>I find this really helpful when in codebehind.
Likewise.
>is the 'no hungarian' merely a preference MS has,
I have no idea...
>or are there specific cons to me being stubborn and sticking with it?
None whatever.
"darrel" <no*****@nowher e.comwrote in message
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>>or are there specific cons to me being stubborn and sticking with it?
None whatever.
Ha! Thanks for the feedback, Mark. At least I can find peace with me
knowing that I'm not alone in wanting to stick with it. ;o)
Without doubt the stupidest reason for not using it I've ever come across
was that you might change the underlying datatype (e.g. from byte to
integer) that a variable referred to, so you'd have to go through your
entire code and change it...
Well, my copy of VS.NET has got a find and replace utility...
"Karl Seguin" <ka********@rem oveopenmymindre movemetoo.andme netwrote in
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If you change the type of your variable, you now need to change all
instances of that variable.
Personally, I would use Find / Replace for such a task - wouldn't you...?
On Fri, 8 Dec 2006 10:55:56 -0600, "darrel" <no*****@nowher e.com>
wrote:
>I just discovered that MS recommends that we NOT use hungarian notation with the .net framework:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229045.aspx
What are the real cons for using it?
Nothing although the various 'dialects' can be confusing and
internally inconsistent.
>I tend to use it a lot, especially when IDing my controls. For instance the controls in a contact form I create could be IDed as such:
tbx_firstNam e tbx_emailAddre ss ddl_state
I find this really helpful when in codebehind.
My preference is to be verbose as needed to make the code easier to
read. A few extra key strokes for clarity can go a long a way i.e.
firstNameTextBo x or firstNameEdit.
>is the 'no hungarian' merely a preference MS has, or are there specific cons to me being stubborn and sticking with it?
You may run into situations where corporate/department/office policy
does not appreciate hungarian notation as much as you do. For all
practical purposes IntelliSense and similar tools make hungarian
notation obsolete.
regards
A.G.
Hi,
Registered User wrote:
You may run into situations where corporate/department/office policy
does not appreciate hungarian notation as much as you do. For all
practical purposes IntelliSense and similar tools make hungarian
notation obsolete.
regards
A.G.
Very much in the contrary IMHO. I tend to forget how my variables are
named, especially which letter they start with, but I do not forget
which type they have. If I want a string, I type "str" and all the
strings are nicely grouped in Intellisense. If anything, Intellisense
makes hungarian notation even more useful!!
HTH,
Laurent
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"Laurent Bugnion" <ga*********@bl uewin.chwrote in message
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Registered User wrote:
>You may run into situations where corporate/department/office policy does not appreciate hungarian notation as much as you do. For all practical purposes IntelliSense and similar tools make hungarian notation obsolete.
regards A.G.
Very much in the contrary IMHO. I tend to forget how my variables are
named, especially which letter they start with, but I do not forget which
type they have. If I want a string, I type "str" and all the strings are
nicely grouped in Intellisense. If anything, Intellisense makes hungarian
notation even more useful!!
Tout à fait d'accord avec toi, mon pote!
Which is to say that I agree entirely with Laurent.
Hungarian notation makes it easier for me to write my applications - if I
didn't use it, it would make it more difficult for me to write my
applications.
I think the OP would also agree with the above...
If anything, Intellisense makes hungarian notation even more useful!!
Excellent point!
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