Naming Conventions
Like any system, Symbian OS uses naming conventions to indicate what is important. The Software Development Kit (SDK) and Symbian OS source code adhere to these conventions. Naming conventions are funny: people tend either to love or hate them. Either way, I hope you'll find that the established naming conventions make understanding Symbian OS code much easier, and that, as these things go, they're not too burdensome.
The fundamental rule is, use names to convey meaning. Don't abbreviate too much (use real English), but don't make names too long and unwieldy. Another basic rule is that application programming interfaces (APIs) use American English spelling. American English is the international language of APIs, so expect to see Color, Center, Gray and Synchronize rather than Colour, Centre, Grey and Synchronise.
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