Top "Naming-conventions" questions

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

Valid characters in a Java class name

What characters are valid in a Java class name? What other rules govern Java class names (for instance, Java class …

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Why are exclamation marks used in Ruby methods?

In Ruby some methods have a question mark (?) that ask a question like include? that ask if the object in …

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Are there best practices for (Java) package organization?

A little while ago, I saw a question answered here regarding the fine-grained organization of java packages. For example, my.…

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Why shouldn't I use "Hungarian Notation"?

I know what Hungarian refers to - giving information about a variable, parameter, or type as a prefix to its …

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Is there a naming convention for MySQL?

Here's how I do it: Table names are lower case, uses underscores to separate words, and are singular (e.g. …

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What are naming conventions for MongoDB?

Is there a set of preferred naming conventions for MongoDB entitites such as databases, collections, field names? I was thinking …

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Why use prefixes on member variables in C++ classes

A lot of C++ code uses syntactical conventions for marking up member variables. Common examples include m_memberName for public …

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PostgreSQL naming conventions

Where can I find a detailed manual about PostgreSQL naming conventions? (table names vs. camel case, sequences, primary keys, constraints, …

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Foreign Key naming scheme

I'm just getting started working with foreign keys for the first time and I'm wondering if there's a standard naming …

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