> Somewhat amusing that Bret would describe this "shorthand" in a > much shorter way than I did.
There is no formal definition of this, at least that I've ever seen. It's just a convenient way of talking about code at a high/conceptual level in forums and e-mails, without actually needing to explicitly write sample code. > I've been out of the loop on development for a while. Bret, do you, > incidentally, remember whether we came up with this one > independently, or how did it develop? I honestly would have to > search through old mail again to answer that myself. I don't remember where I saw it first -- it might in fact have been something from you. It seems to be a relatively common practice now, though. > I might slightly amend my (long!) description in that I prefer to > use "Int" in that capitalization and no space between that > abbreviation and the xx; whereas, say, Bret uses "INT" > all-capitalized here, and a space before the xx. Personal preference. As there is no formal definition, as long as the reader can understand what you're trying to say I don't think it makes much difference. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
