What is camelCase?
camelCase is a naming convention where the first word is lowercase, and each subsequent word starts with a capital letter, with no spaces (e.g., myVariableName).
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Visual differentiation. PascalCase for classes instantly tells a developer they are dealing with an object blueprint, while camelCase denotes an instance or variable.
Only for loop counters (like i, j, k) or in mathematical formulas where standard notations exist (like x, y for coordinates). Otherwise, avoid them.
snake_case separates words with underscores and uses all lowercase letters (e.g., my_variable_name). It is the standard convention in Python.
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