"Jonathan M Davis" <jmdavisp...@gmx.com> wrote in message news:mailman.1655.1297736016.4748.digitalmar...@puremagic.com... > > I believe that t is for type. The same goes for types such as time_t. The > size > part of the name is probably meant to be short for either word size or > pointer > size. > > Personally, I see nothing wrong with size_t and see no reason to change > it. If > it were a particularly bad name and there was a good suggestion for a > replacement, then perhaps I'd support changing it. But I see nothing wrong > with > size_t at all. >
So it's (modified) hungarian notation? Didn't that go out with boy bands, Matrix spoofs and dancing CG babies?
