What naming conventions do you use and which ones have you found to be cleanest?

[AIasdair (Joseph)]

When naming variables, functions, classes, etc, what naming conventions do you use? PascalCase, camelCase, Snake_Case, or other? Do you keep it consistent across all value types or do you mix it up for different types?

[AwesomeDragon970]

I prefer to use the alllowercasenounderscores case for all of my variable and function names (does anyone know what this case is actually called?) When I am naming objects I usually use PascalCase but I’m sometimes inconsistent.

edit: also I think you should move this to the discussion category.

[AIasdair (Joseph)]

Had no idea I could actually post there. I’ll do that.

edit: Yeah, says I can’t move it.

[Syharaa]

I’d recommend some kind of spacing or differential characterizing to improve code readability, because if I were trying to read code with names like alllowercasenounderscores i’d opt out

[Syharaa]

I use a mixture of all four*

PascalCase: Arguments, Modules, Objects, Classes
camelCase: Functions
snake_case: Variables/Data Types
UPPER_CASE: Constants

but these days I just use snake_case and camelCase.

[colbert2677 (ImagineerColbert)]

https://roblox.github.io/lua-style-guide/
I loosely follow this as best as I can nowadays.

That aside: this kind of thread has been posted before, so you probably shouldn’t have posted it since it’s in essence a duplicate.

Here are some threads I was able to dig up by searching lua-style-guide, since there's usually someone who posts it on any thread about naming conventions.

(Lounge topic - accessible to members only)

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[AwesomeDragon970]

Normally my variable names are only 1 or 2 words so it doesn’t cause too many problems.

Also some other formatting things I like to do:

I always use game.Workspace and never use workspace or game:GetService("Workspace")

I never ever use camelCase.

I always put spaces after commas, for example Vector3.new(12, 3, 43) not Vector3.new(12,3,43)

I never rename services because it’s bad practice.

[posatta (pasta)]

Personally, I use camelCase for most non-instance variables and all instances’ variables (often they’re named in Pascal, but the variable names will be camel). I use SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE for stuff that’s going to be configured by non-programmers or just generally configurable “constant” values. However, if you’re new enough that you’re not really “set in your ways,” so to speak, I recommend following the style guide that colbert posted.

Although that’s what I do, it doesn’t really matter much, as long as you’re consistent throughout your script and it’s readable. Just please don’t use nocaps* or sPOngEbObCasE.

* I’m not entirely sure on any “official”/popular name for no capitalization or separation.

@AIasdair

Snake_Case

Also, this is really nitpick-y, but this isn’t technically snake_case. A “true” snake_case would be all lowercase. The case you used is called Darwin_Case.

[oddcraft18]

For specifically Luau, I use PascalCase. Sometimes I randomly user camelCase or alllowercase though. PascalCase fits with Roblox best as it’s what they use (mostly).