Is naming variables after their type a bad practice?

Question

I\'m programming C++ using the underscore naming style (as opposed to camel case) which is also used by the STL and boost. However, since both types and variables/functions are

Answer 1

Yes, it is a bad practice. Variable names should be more specific if they have a long lifetime or important meaning (temporaries are ok). Remember that C++ is very strictly typed- you can't have a variable and not be very sure what it's type is. A variable Type type, for example, basically just means that it doesn't have a name.