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From: thh@hpindda.HP.COM (Tom Harper)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: HungExperiences with Hungarian Naming Conventions
Message-ID: <6620006@hpindda.HP.COM>
Date: 29 Aug 89 21:21:40 GMT
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I worked on a project that used a naming scheme like the hungarian 
notation. We did not follow the exact format used by Microsoft.

At first, I did not like it, due to the extra typing.  I now
use it whenever programming becuase of the greater code
readability.  The problem stated about loss of data abstraction
did not seem to be a problem in practice.  We also used 
macros (denoted m<macroname>()) for data structure access,
so any changes to data structures were hidden from the code
in the macro definition.  

I will push for the use of hungarian notation whenever talk
of coding standards for any project I work on rears its
ugly head.

Tom Harper   thh@hpda.HP.com