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Random style question: Which variable declaration do you prefer?

Survey period: 22 Jul 2019 to 29 Jul 2019

Strict formalism or fast and loose? Typesafe or no type at all? For anyone who switches languages often this can get messy.

Option	Votes	%
`int count` (Standard C-style)	766	66.78
`count: Integer` (eg Pascal)	34	2.96
`var count: int`, or `val count: Integer` (eg TypeScript)	20	1.74
`var count int` (eg Go)	19	1.66
`Declare @count int` (eg SQL)	16	1.39
`Dim Count As Integer` (eg VB)	78	6.80
`Count = 1` or `$count = 1` (eg Python or PHP)	28	2.44
`(defvar count 1)` (eg LISP, and similar in Scheme)	2	0.17
Other	27	2.35
I'm not fussed. Whatever works.	157	13.69
Total	1,147	100%

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Re: Well c-style wins because c# is #1

Mike (Prof. Chuck)22-Jul-19 3:14

Mike (Prof. Chuck)

22-Jul-19 3:14

so clear to see that I am from Austria? Is my english THAT bad?
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Re: Well c-style wins because c# is #1

OriginalGriff22-Jul-19 3:27

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22-Jul-19 3:27

Mike Barthold wrote:
so clear to see that I am from Austria?

Well, the flag on your profile is a little clue... Laugh | :laugh:

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Re: Well c-style wins because c# is #1

Forogar 22-Jul-19 3:40

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22-Jul-19 3:40