Does it make sense to use Hungarian notation prefixes in interpreted languages?
First of all, I have taken a look at the following posts to avoid duplicate question.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1184717/hungarian-notation
Why shouldn't I use "Hungarian Notation"?
Are variable prefixes (“Hungarian notation”) really necessary anymore?
Do people use the Hungarian Naming Conventions in the real world?
Now, all of these posts are related to C#, C++, Java - strongly typed languages.
I do understand that there is no need for the prefixes when the type is known before compilation.
Nevertheless, my question is:
Is it worthwhile to use the prefixes in interpreter based languages, considering the fact that you cant see the type of the object before runtime?
Edit: If someone can make this post a community wiki, please do. I am hardly interested in the reputation (or negative reputation) from this post.
Answer
It depends on which of the two versions you refer to:
If you want to use the "real", original Hungarian notation AKA Applications Hungarian notation, denoting the logical variable type resp. its purpose, feel free to do so.
OTOH, the "misunderstood" version AKA Systems Hungarian notation, denotng just the physical variable type is frowned upon and should not be used.