Comments on: Hungarian Notation – Use What Works, Spit Out The Bones http://blog.dmbcllc.com/2009/06/29/hungarian-notation-use-what-works-spit-out-the-bones/ ASP.NET, HTML, CSS, Visual Studio, CSharp, VB.NET and other programming items of interest. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:52:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rennie Petersen http://blog.dmbcllc.com/2009/06/29/hungarian-notation-use-what-works-spit-out-the-bones/comment-page-1/#comment-2749 Rennie Petersen Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:08:41 +0000 http://blog.dmbcllc.com/2009/06/29/hungarian-notation-use-what-works-spit-out-the-bones/#comment-2749 Most of your points are good, the most important being to a) use what works for you, and b) be consistent. One rule I have is that names must NOT be simple English words. Calling a variable just "button" or "counter" can lead to various problems, especially later when you decide to rename the variable. So always use names that are at least slight variations, at minimum "aButton", "theCounter", or, better yet, "okButton", "alreadyProcessedCounter". Most of your points are good, the most important being to a) use what works for you, and b) be consistent.

One rule I have is that names must NOT be simple English words. Calling a variable just “button” or “counter” can lead to various problems, especially later when you decide to rename the variable. So always use names that are at least slight variations, at minimum “aButton”, “theCounter”, or, better yet, “okButton”, “alreadyProcessedCounter”.

]]> By: Dave http://blog.dmbcllc.com/2009/06/29/hungarian-notation-use-what-works-spit-out-the-bones/comment-page-1/#comment-2711 Dave Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:35:40 +0000 http://blog.dmbcllc.com/2009/06/29/hungarian-notation-use-what-works-spit-out-the-bones/#comment-2711 I find those carry overs from the VB4-6 days awkward in the VB.NET world. Too many additional controls. What do we call them? How do we train new programmers the convention? At least using the letter abbreviation of the actual control name is easy to teach. But using the control name is an easy convention that everyone understands, is easy to teach to new hires, and has all the benefits of the VB6 notations. I find those carry overs from the VB4-6 days awkward in the VB.NET world. Too many additional controls. What do we call them? How do we train new programmers the convention?

At least using the letter abbreviation of the actual control name is easy to teach. But using the control name is an easy convention that everyone understands, is easy to teach to new hires, and has all the benefits of the VB6 notations.

]]> By: Dew Drop – June 30, 2009 | Alvin Ashcraft's Morning Dew http://blog.dmbcllc.com/2009/06/29/hungarian-notation-use-what-works-spit-out-the-bones/comment-page-1/#comment-2710 Dew Drop – June 30, 2009 | Alvin Ashcraft's Morning Dew Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:30:43 +0000 http://blog.dmbcllc.com/2009/06/29/hungarian-notation-use-what-works-spit-out-the-bones/#comment-2710 [...] Hungarian Notation – Use What Works Spit Out The Bones (Dave M. Bush) [...] [...] Hungarian Notation – Use What Works Spit Out The Bones (Dave M. Bush) [...]

]]> By: Kevin http://blog.dmbcllc.com/2009/06/29/hungarian-notation-use-what-works-spit-out-the-bones/comment-page-1/#comment-2709 Kevin Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:21:56 +0000 http://blog.dmbcllc.com/2009/06/29/hungarian-notation-use-what-works-spit-out-the-bones/#comment-2709 Good article, overall I agree with your conventions. I find that Hungarian Notation is good when naming my controls on my forms and pages, I use to help find them fast. ddl for dropdown lists, txt for textboxes, chk for checkboxes. Good article, overall I agree with your conventions. I find that Hungarian Notation is good when naming my controls on my forms and pages, I use to help find them fast. ddl for dropdown lists, txt for textboxes, chk for checkboxes.

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