[Gambas-user] Better use of prefixes

[Cedron Dawg]

As I said in my previous reply, Hungarian isn't as beneficial as it is touted.  What is more important when looking at code is knowing where the variable is defined and thus its scope.

That's what I use prefixes for.  Here is my current set:

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Property/Variable Prefixes 
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(none1)     Simple local variables, e.g. i, x, N, etc.
(none2)     Gambas Property Declaration
(none3)     Subroutine Names

the         Within a Sub

My          Public - Within a Class
my (or $my) Private Property/Variable

Arg         Argument in Public Routine
arg         Argument in Private Routine

Ret         Updatable Argument in Public Routine 
ret         Updatable Argument in Private Routine

Our         Static Public Property/Variable
our ($our)  Static Private Property/Variable
=========

The only one you guys use is "$", so I included it for kicks though it is redundant with my and thus qualifies as an uglifier.  Though its utility is unquestionable.  Now expand that to this set.

This prefixing system is way way way more useful than Hungarian.

Combine with good suffixing indicating the kind of variable which generally implies the type:

e.g.  myPostCount

my = private class variable

Post = the actual thing

Count = "Count of" implying integer

e.g. myPostIndex

e.g. MyLastName

The additional benefit of this system is that it avoids almost all name collisions with system names and makes global search and replaces a lot less error prone.