Camel case is a naming convention where the first letter of each word in a compound word is capitalized, except for the very first letter which is lowercase. It's commonly used in programming for variable, function, and class names, because it enhances readability without using spaces which many languages don't allow.

How to use it in a sentence

• "I'm so sick of these product managers coming up with these ridiculously long camel case names for every little feature. Just call it 'dark mode' instead of 'enhancedUserInterfaceDarkModeCapability' for crying out loud!"

• "Looks like the new intern forgot to use camel case for this 500 line JavaScript file. Time to put on my code review hardhat and clean up this mess. So much for my 4pm foosball game."

If you actually want to learn more...

• Martin Fowler has an informative article on the importance of naming conventions like camel case in programming: Naming Conventions

• The Mozilla Developer Network provides a good overview of camel case and other common naming conventions used in JavaScript programming: Naming Conventions

• If you really want to geek out, Wikipedia has an extremely detailed article on camel case, its origins, and its variations used in different programming languages: Camel Case - Wikipedia

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