Variables representing quantities, would you use suffices, types or neither for the units

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Poll #1872 Variables with units

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Which do you prefer:

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quantity width = 2.0*meters;
0 (0.0%)

int width_m = 2;
4 (36.4%)

int width=2; // meters
9 (81.8%)

int width=2;
3 (27.3%)

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[andrewducker]

Apparently 75% of people think that comments on variables are actually useful. Oh dear.