> You don't realize it, but you just used Hungarian Notation. With the names
> you just chose, you will be able to quickly read code that uses these
> variables and immediately notice if something is wrong, such as:
>
> > if (fileName.exists()) { ... }
>
> > You don't need an IDE to tell you something is wrong here, thanks to
> > Hungarian Notation.
>
> Ok but this isn't the standard definition of HN.. this is naming things for
> what they are and on that point, we are in deadly agreement.
>
> Kirk
Not quite the "file" in "fileName" is hungarian notation its denoting
its the String is actually a file's name. While probably unnecessary
it is probably done because too many times String is used rather than
an actual type such as FileName.
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