title: Is writing "this." before instance variable and methods good or bad style?
body: <p>One of my nasty (?) programming habits in C++ and Java is to always precede calls or accesses to members with a <code>this</code>. For example: <code>this.process(this.event)</code>.</p>
  
  <p>A few of my students commented on this, and I'm wondering if I am teaching bad habits. </p>
  
  <p>My rationale is:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Makes code more readable — Easier to distinguish fields from local variables.</li>
  <li>Makes it easier to distinguish standard calls from static calls (especially in Java)</li>
  <li>Makes me remember that this call (unless the target is final) could end up on a different target, for example in an overriding version in a subclass.</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Obviously, this has zero impact on the compiled program, it's just readability. So am I making it more or less readable?</p>
  
  <p>Note: I turned it into a CW since there really isn't a correct answer.</p>