JavaScript Naming Conventions

[verb = required][verb = null][noun = null][preposition = null][noun = null]

Verb examples

get
save
fetch
throw
remove

First noun examples

user
image
data
item

Prepositions

from
to

Second noun examples

database
table
copy

In usage

The [noun][preoposition][noun] may not always need to be used and simplicity is the goal if possible.

// high specificity examples [verb][noun][preposition][noun]
getUserFromDatabase();
saveUserToDatabase();
saveImageToTable();
fetchRestaurantFromCopy();

// omitting the preposition and second noun [verb][noun]
removeItem();
getResult();

// omitting all except verb [verb]
signIn();
signOut();
signUp();

// using the first verb [verb][verb]
confirmSignIn();
confirmSignUp();

Dennis O'Keeffe

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Melbourne, Australia

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I am currently working on Visibuild.