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Houssein Abil
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 1,047 PointsNaming in Javascript
Why in the exercise the name the variable HTMLBadges and CSSBadges in capital letters when we know that in Javascript the convention is to use the camelCase naming?
3 Answers
Harry Clarkson
7,677 Pointsyour right it is a convention to write it out like htmlBadges but as there variable names the convention mainly affects the programmer (as there likely to get confused which convention to use) but in general, try to use the same naming convention throughout so, in this case, capitalize acronyms. Found this if you want to read more - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15526107/acronyms-in-camelcase
Houssein Abil
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 1,047 PointsThanks for your answer Harry Clarkson
Khem Myrick
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 18,701 PointsIs there a consensus opinion on this? There seems to be controversy in the thread on that link, but one of the opinions is that acronyms should simply be treated as normal lowercase words to avoid confusion, which sounds like the most intuitive option if the ultimate goal is consistency.