DvdPlayer or DVDPlayer? HttpUrlParser or HTTPURLParser? #58
Description
The given examples for naming conventions conveniently avoid the hottest debates. In fact, very few style guides I've found even address this question
Relevant style guides
| style guide | link |
|---|---|
| AirBnB, JavaScript Style Guide | https://github.com/airbnb/javascript#naming-conventions |
| Google, Java Style Guide | https://google.github.io/styleguide/javaguide.html#s5.3-camel-case |
| Microsoft, General Naming Conventions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/design-guidelines/general-naming-conventions |
| kettanaito/naming-cheatsheet | https://github.com/kettanaito/naming-cheatsheet |
Other variables to consider
- "Shoot Laser Beam" (once upon a time "laser" was an acronym and it's now become a word)
- "GUI Generator" (gui might be considered sorta "in-between". I think it's slowly transitioning to a word)
- "ID Parser" (ID isn't an acronym but an abbreviation)
- "System.IO" (two-letter acronyms like "IO" are particularly contested and Microsoft even has specific rules for them)
XMLHttpRequest(an actual web standard name, smh. What's to be done when you have two acronyms right next to each other?)