>I thought MS did not recommend using the underscore prefix for fields.
>Do you have a reference to this recommendation?
>They certainly don't use if here :http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms173118.aspx
>
>>If you follow standard .NET naming conventions, it isn't an issue at all.
>>
>>If a variable: customerName
>>If a class: CustomerName
>>If a field: _customerName
>>
>>
>>>
>>>I was talking about remembering whether a variable is customername, Customername or CustomerName. Craig indicates the IDE helps you.
>>>
>>>Alex


BTW, Here's a link from a friend of mine, who's now a MS employee talking about this very thing...

http://10rem.net/articles/net-naming-conventions-and-programming-standards---best-practices