Coding standard: Prefixing variables to indicate datatype

[F. GEIGER]

Never do this! Such conventions prevent you from writing OO software.

Example: Why should a name be a string? A name is a class Name. It has to
have an interface, not a type. If it is meant to be used in a string
context, it has to provide a string operator. It's all about behavior, not
about type.

Cheers
Franz

"Thomas Weholt" <2002 at weholt.org> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> In my day-job I use Delphi/Object Pascal. My firm has a coding-standard
> where we prefix all variables with a single character to indicate
datatype;
> strings are prefixed with s, integers with i, floats with f etc. etc.
>
> Are there any standards like this for Python? Or hints, tips, opinions
> related to this topic? I do believe it could make source more
understandable
> and easier to debug/maintain when used in larger projects.
>
> All thoughts appreciated.
>
> Best regards,
> Thomas
>
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