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12,842 PointsSnakecase vs. Camelcase in PHP
In a non-Treehouse resource I found that Snakecase is apparently just as common as Camel because in PHP many of the built in function names are written in Snakecase. Has anyone found one naming convention to be adventitious over the other?
2 Answers
Alexander Davison
65,469 PointsActually, I usually use both in code.
Not only in PHP :)
I use CamelCase for things like class or other big important things, for instance files, and use snake_case for variable names.
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 PointsNeither one has one advantage over another.
However, each language has its own conventions and 'rules' on which one to use and for what. In addition to that, certain companies will have their own style guides but those usually follow the common consensus on which to use in which language.
Some languages use 'upper' CamelCase for classes and such and then use 'lower' camelCase for variables. Some use snake_case (as you put it) for variables. Etc...
So, the best answer is ... it doesn't matter what you prefer. What matters is the language and the rules associated with the language. Even you are freelance, it is best to follow the code's convention (You can Google the style guides and conventions for all languages). This would really only be trumped if you are woking with a group, then you go by the style guide they use.
Hope that helps.
Keep Coding! :)
