Filename

Types

• snake_case
• SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE
• kebab-case
• camelCase
• PascalCase

Conventions

• Google developer documentation style
  • Google recommends Kebab case
  • Snake case is sometimes acceptable
  • ASCII alphanumeric characters only
  • This doc mentions multiple useful standards regarding filenames as well
• Microsoft Windows App Development file name guide
• In Microsoft Style Guide Microsoft emphasizes that file name are two words instead of one, do not hyphenate.

Discussions

• Naming conventions
  • Maximize readability and search-ability
  • Free to use spaces.
  • Use - to separate fields in the filename.

The following naming convention mimics the default Zotero attachment naming.

[Author/Source - ][YYYY-MM-DD - ]Item Name[ - version]

• Canonical - 2022 - A CTO's Guide to software-defined vehicles.pdf
  • Filename truncated, the beginning of the filename is not providing much useful information.