January 2023 Namings in Strict
From the beginning, we never allowed numbers or special characters in the names of anything in Strict. Now, we have decided to allow them with strict limitations for package and type names as explained below. Other than package and type names, all other units in Strict are not allowed to have numbers or any special characters in their names.
Naming Rules for Packages
Package names must start with alphabets only but can contain numbers or '-' in middle or end, all other characters are not allowed.
Examples: Allowed Package Names
Hello-World
Math-Algebra
MyPackage2022
Examples: Not Allowed Package Names
1MathVector
Hello_World
(CustomPackage)
Naming Rules for Types
Type names must start with alphabets only and can contain number in the range from 2 to 9 as the last character. No multiple number digits are allowed in the type name. Another constraint in the type name is name without the last number character should not create any conflict with the existing type name.
Example: Allowed Type Names
Vector2
Matrix3
CustomType9
Example: Not Allowed Type Names
Vector0
Martix1
2Vector
Matrix33
Custom-Type9
Special rule for type names is when you already have an existing type named Text and if you try to created Text2 then it is not allowed because Text2 without 2 is creating a conflict in types therefore it is not allowed.
All other Names
Except package and type, all other names such as method names, variable names, member names and parameter names must have alphabets only and no special characters or numbers allowed.