Use grammatical templates when forming identifiers. [Identifiers ]
Name booleans after their associated test. [Booleans ]
Mark variables that store references with a _ref suffix. [Reference Variables ]
Name arrays in the plural and hashes in the singular. [Arrays and Hashes ]
Use underscores to separate words in multiword identifiers. [Underscores ]
Distinguish different program components by case. [Capitalization ]
Abbr idents by prefx. [Abbreviations ]
Abbreviate only when the meaning remains unambiguous. [Ambiguous Abbreviations ]
Avoid using inherently ambiguous words in names. [Ambiguous Names ]
Prefix "for internal use only" subroutines with an underscore. [Utility Subroutines ]