Camel Casing

Definition

Camel casing is a naming convention where each word in a compound identifier is capitalized except for the first word, which starts with a lowercase letter. It is commonly used in programming languages to make variable and function names more readable.

Related terms

Pascal Casing: Pascal casing is similar to camel casing, but it capitalizes the first letter of every word, including the first one. For example, instead of writing "studentName," you would write "StudentName."

Reserved Words: Reserved words are specific words that have predefined meanings in programming languages and cannot be used as identifiers (such as variable or function names). Examples include keywords like "if," "while," and "for."

Snake Case: Snake case is another naming convention where words are written in lowercase letters and separated by underscores. For example, instead of writing "studentName," you would write "student_name."