Prepending private variables with an underscore is a convention that has been used by c/c++ developers since the beginning of time. I still do it to the same effect but it is becoming less common with newer devs entering the workforce who may not have been exposed to this convention.
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As an older dev who has long grown past his C/C++ zenith, I can't say it was a convention I was ever exposed to in the workforce myself; surprisingly. Can't say I ever really bothered to look it up either. 😖 Sounds like I need to get out more. 😀
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Prepending private variables with an underscore is a convention that has been used by c/c++ developers since the beginning of time. I still do it to the same effect but it is becoming less common with newer devs entering the workforce who may not have been exposed to this convention.
Interesting. Thank you for the insight.
As an older dev who has long grown past his C/C++ zenith, I can't say it was a convention I was ever exposed to in the workforce myself; surprisingly. Can't say I ever really bothered to look it up either. 😖 Sounds like I need to get out more. 😀