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On 04/08/2009, at 6:19 PM, Robin Fairbairns wrote:
> so, apart from the suspicion that this makes _every_ syntax
> "hungarian",
> i'm completely lost.
>
> what _do_ you mean, "hungarian"? do hungarians spend a lot of time
> lying down (_) or stumbling upright (:)?
:) Sorry 'bout that.
Wikipedia has a good quote: "Hungarian notation is a naming convention
in computer programming, in which the name of a variable indicates its
type or intended use".
\toks_set:Nx \l_frank_toks { ... }
By requiring "toks" in the function name and in the variable name, our
brains know we're using the right method on the right datatype. TeX
doesn't (sometimes) care, of course; it's just a crutch for us
fallible humans.
Will
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