C++ Style: Prefixing virtual keyword to overridden methods

Question

I\'ve been having a discussion with my coworkers as to whether to prefix overridden methods with the virtual keyword, or only at the originating base class.

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Answer 1

I would tend not to use any syntax that the compiler will allow me to omit. Having said that, part of the design of C# (in an attempt to improve over C++) was to require overrides of virtual methods to be labeled as "override", and that seems to be a reasonable idea. My concern is that, since it's completely optional, it's only a matter of time before someone omits it, and by then you'll have gotten into the habit of expecting overrides to be have "virtual" specified. Maybe it's best to just live within the limitations of the language, then.