Top-5 case types in programming

A programming case type is the standard programmers follow when they write code, i.e.:

• this-is-an-example
• and_this_is_an_example
• AnotherExample
• andOneMoreExample
• DONE_WITH_EXAMPLES

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Here are 5 most common case types:

PascalCase — all the words are written together and each starts with a capital letter

camelCase — all the words are written together and each starts with a capital letter except for the very first one 🐪

snake_case — all the words are separated with _ and all the letters are lowercase 🐍

kebab-case — all the words are separated with — and all the letters are lowercase 🍡

UPPER_CASE_SNAKE_CASE — all the letters are capitalized and the words are separated with _

When you should use which type depends on the programming language and the situation. For instance:

• in JavaScript you should use camelCase for variables and methods and UPPER_CASE_SNAKE_CASE — for constants
• in Ruby you use snake_case for naming variables and methods and PascalCase — for classes and modules

Which case type should you use in CSS? :)