Section B.2. Chapter 3, Naming Conventions

B.2. Chapter 3, Naming Conventions

• Use grammatical templates when forming identifiers. [Identifiers]

• Name booleans after their associated test. [Booleans]

• Mark variables that store references with a _ref suffix. [Reference Variables]

• Name arrays in the plural and hashes in the singular. [Arrays and Hashes]

• Use underscores to separate words in multiword identifiers. [Underscores]

• Distinguish different program components by case. [Capitalization]

• Abbr idents by prefx. [Abbreviations]

• Abbreviate only when the meaning remains unambiguous. [Ambiguous Abbreviations]

• Avoid using inherently ambiguous words in names. [Ambiguous Names]

• Prefix "for internal use only" subroutines with an underscore. [Utility Subroutines]