Class names that start with C

Question

The MFC has all class names that start with C. For example, CFile and CGdiObject. Has anyone seen it used elsewhere? Is there an official naming convention guide from Mic

Answer 1

Years ago naming convention is crucial to help identifying the class, type of even the grouping of the class. Dont forget back then there was no namespace and no/limited intellisense available. C is a form of Hungarian notation but certainly made popular by MFC. Borland and Delphi was using T - as prefix for Type