Why shouldn't I use "Hungarian Notation"?
hungarian-notation, language-agnostic, naming-conventions
Solution
Most people use Hungarian notation in a wrong way and are getting wrong results.
Read this excellent article by Joel Spolsky: Making Wrong Code Look Wrong.
In short, Hungarian Notation where you prefix your variable names with their `type` (string) (Systems Hungarian) is bad because it's useless.
Hungarian Notation as it was intended by its author where you prefix the variable name with its `kind` (using Joel's example: safe string or unsafe string), so called Apps Hungarian has its uses and is still valuable.
Problem
I know what Hungarian refers to - giving information about a variable, parameter, or type as a prefix to its name. Everyone seems to be rabidly against it, even though in some cases it seems to be a good idea. If I feel that useful information is being imparted, why shouldn't I put it right there where it's available? See also: Do people use the Hungarian naming conventions in the real world?