Top "Naming-conventions" questions

Naming conventions refer to general rules governing names assigned to programming constructs such as variables and methods.

Why should the first letter of a Java class be upper-cased?

Why should the first letter of a Java class be upper-cased? Is it not possible to run a program containing …

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Underscore in package name in Java - is it bad?

Sorry for my English I think that sometimes it is necessary. In my opinion search_result_list, location_provider are …

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GB English, or US English?

If you have an API, and you are a UK-based developer with a highly international audience, should your API be …

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Why does Ruby use respond_to? instead of responds_to?

I'm curious why Ruby's introspection related method to check if an object responds to a method is respond_to? instead …

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Android activity naming

I'm running into more and more naming clashes between Android activities and other classes. I was wondering if you could …

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Maven naming conventions for hierarchical multiple module projects

I've got a question on Maven naming conventions (groupId, artifactId and directory names) in a multiple module project with a …

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About PHP underscore naming convention (as in "_method" or "_property")

This is a sort of general inquiry I've been wondering about. I've noticed a lot of this through other people's …

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What's the naming convention for classes in the DataAccess Project?

I usually name by classes in the Business project as Manager.cs, like BaseManager.cs, CommentsManager.cs, ProfileManager.cs, etc... …

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Naming convention for upper case abbreviations

Should a method that returns an XML stream be called public Stream getXmlStream(); or instead public Stream getXMLStream(); What's your …

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What is the point of the lower camel case variable casing convention (thisVariable, for example)?

I hope this doesn't get closed due to being too broad. I know it comes down to personal preference, but …

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