Naming Rules for Variables

Naming Rules for Variables

Do Don’t
Use variable names that start with a letter, $, or _ Use variable names that start with a number
Use variable names that include letters, numbers, $ or _ Create variable names that include a “-”, “.” or space
Use “lower camel case” when creating variable names made up of more than one word, for example: firstName Create variable names that use reserved Javascript keywords such as let, var, function or switch

Variables names should describe the kind of information the variable stores

Here’s a list of Javascript’s reserved keywords