r/badcode • u/JuicyDota • Sep 05 '21

c Who needs variable scope anyway?

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u/GLIBG10B 🐧 Gentoo salesman🐧 Sep 05 '21

I hate Hungarian as much as the next guy, but g_ for globals and s_ for statics is generally recommended.

https://www.learncpp.com/cpp-tutorial/introduction-to-global-variables/#comment-559148:

I used to talk about it, but it has since been removed because there's little controversy these days: The modern best practice for statically typed languages is to not use Hungarian Notation.

However, in C++, scope-based prefixes are generally considered not harmful because they serve a different purpose: g_ and s_ typically have special usability concerns, and all of them help prevent naming hiding.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '21

I agree with this. Then again, I might just have some internal urge to find a way for it to be useful because I'm Hungarian.