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Names have shapes

type Shape {
	Circle { radius: Int }
}

proc main(): void {
	name := "bee"             // camelCase: a variable
	MAX_RETRIES := 5          // UPPER_CASE: a constant
	shape := Shape.Circle(4)  // PascalCase: a type and its variant

	echo "{name}, retry up to {MAX_RETRIES} times, shape={shape}"
}

A name's spelling says what it is, and each shape is enforced where the name is declared. camelCase names variables, parameters, fields and every proc/func/query. PascalCase names types, their variants, and atoms. UPPER_CASE is how a constant is written: a variable nothing reassigns. Keywords are lower case, and only lower case — a keyword spelled in another casing, like Proc or IF, is a compile error naming both readings rather than a usable identifier.

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