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Asked: 2026-05-13T12:39:34+00:00

I’m trying to write my code as maintainable and easy to understand as possible,

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I’m trying to write my code as maintainable and easy to understand as possible, and I thought of including the type of data a variable holds in its name.

e.g:

$intCurrentLine = 1; instead of $currentLine = 1;
$strUser = 'blah'; instead of $user = 'blah';

I don’t think it is really necessary in the above example, but may it be helpful in some cases?

  • Could this make my code more understandable?
  • Should I actually use this or stick with “normal” variable names?
  • Do you know scripts where this is used?

best regards,
lamas

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  1. Editorial Team

    Adding the type to the name of the variable is called Hungarian Notation.

    It’s a matter of style in typeless languages such as PHP and VB. I prefer not to use because there isn’t a real need.

    This is a good article on the topic. http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/Wrong.html

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