What are the most common naming conventions in C?

Question

What are the naming conventions commonly use in C? I know there are at least two:

1. GNU / linux / K&R with lower_case_functions
2. ? name ? with UpperC

Answer 1

I'm confused by one thing: You're planning to create a new naming convention for a new project. Generally you should have a naming convention that is company- or team-wide. If you already have projects that have any form of naming convention, you should not change the convention for a new project. If the convention above is just codification of your existing practices, then you are golden. The more it differs from existing de facto standards the harder it will be to gain mindshare in the new standard.

About the only suggestion I would add is I've taken a liking to _t at the end of types in the style of uint32_t and size_t. It's very C-ish to me although some might complain it's just "reverse" Hungarian.