#960 – Conventions for Naming Classes

Below are the typical conventions used when naming classes:

• Use PascalCasing
  • Capitalize first letter of each word
  • Capitalize only first letter of 3+ letter acronyms
• Use a singular noun or noun phrase
• Don’t use underscores
• Don’t use abbreviations
• Don’t prefix the name with any special character (e.g. CPerson)

Here are some examples of class names that follow these guidelines:

• LogFile
• Book
• BookChapter
• ComplexNumber