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This question just shows how messed up, and broken much of IT is.

Snake case, usually. Some perhaps unfounded fear that something will blow up on a dash in a file name kicking around. Or I'll do a weird typo/premature enter and part of the file name will be treated like a -flag of some sort.

Whatever case I get when my finger reaches the shift key.

General purpose: Kebab case

But really, follow the conventions of what you're working on. For example, I'd use pascal case when working on a Java/Kotlin project, and snake case when working on a Python project.

I don't like it but I am used to reading old C codebase (windows: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/stg/coding-style-conventions) with Hungarian notation.

pszMyString 😥

I kebab case mine for personal files.

It's mostly because I don't have to use a modifier key and it's doesn't need url encoding and all in the same lowercase. Dot notation looks nice but I feel like dots are for extensions only. Flat case is horrible to read, screaming case even worse, camel/pascal case to many times ends up as coolFileNAme on first time typing.

I've done a couple of different styles because of programming in different languages but now if I have to do anything that's not kebab case I make a small frown.

For files, date+Snake: 20240831Letter_to_Rodney.odt For variables, Screaming

Camel case for short names snake case if it starts getting hard to read

It heavily depends on the context: Filenames? Variables? Functions? Interfaces/Classes? Java? C? Shell?

My file

I generally end up using snake case.

I've got one more to add to your list, and I hate it, but it's worth mentioning: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_notation

It's when the data type is in the name of the variable.

stOcHaStIC-l33t-CasE FTW yizzo.

Depending on the file it’s either dot notation or flat case.

PascalCaseForTheWin

I go with the "quotation case", "Cool file name".

Snake case for all kinds of file names and camel case for programming

I don't have a consistent style for everything and it depends on the circumstances. snake_case is often used, especially to avoid spaces. Sometimes I just do flatcase instead, and in rare cases also kebab-case or combined_snake-and-kebab-case. The combined_case is often useful to group parts of the name, like a dates and version numbers together and to indicate what part is constant; example-name_2024-08. Sometimes I also do the "Title Case", which is basically PascalCase, but with spaces. Or even even more weird, "Python_Case", which is PascalCase, but with snake_case, when I want to avoid spaces.

I often avoid dots in regular filenames, unless they indicate a file extension or format, such as ".svg" and ".inkscape.svg" to indicate its a specific version of the SVG format. Or ".xiso.iso", as a specific compressed version of the regular ISO file (for use with Xemu emulator). Basically the same logic and tradition as ".tar.gz" (but in reverse order).

Snake case or kebab case I guess. But why is it called kebab case?

code: camel or snake, depending on language

files/dirs: snake + kebab + dot mixture (trying to avoid caps and special chars here)

For files? I like title case (like in article headlines). For example, I have a "Shell Tricks.txt". I'm not really consistent though, sometimes it's all lowercase or whatever really.

I use flat case most of the time, but I also try to stick to single word files so there is no case to get in the way.

I think for documents I might share like a PDF I'd use Pascal case.

In a classroom or teaching setting I will sometimes use Kebab case as I find it is the least confusing and makes it extra clear where the word division is. Similarly I avoid Dot notation since it's confusing for folks coming from a Windows world.

And I would avoid Screaming because that's just too loud anywhere.

FileName_IMPORTANTCATEGORIZATION.yyyy.ext

With all bits being optional (not every file needs the date it refers to)

So eg (slight modifications for anonymity):

SunLifeInsureance_SIGNED.2024.Q1.pdf

SpotDoesTrickAndFalls_ORIG.mp4

JSmithPassport_CANADA.2015_2025.pdf (I am a dual citizen)

JSmithCOVIDPass_DOSE1.2021.pdf

I try to make everything Pascal case. It's easy to read in a terminal and pretty easy to type.

Snake if writing in python

Camel if writing in PowerShell

I tend to stick with what the language wants me to use.

Snake case and kebab case mixed arbitrarily.

I took a CS class that was java based, and now my go-to is Pascal for file names. Sometimes I do flat or screaming just 'cause.