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title: Naming Conventions
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#### 1. Prefer SOV function names

Prefer SOV Subject Object Verb naming for functions.

This makes it very easy to find the functions you want with autocomplete and maintain a consistent naming convention
throughout the codebase.

e.g.

* `renderer_frame_begin`
* `engine_tick_begin`
* `texture_data_load`

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#### 2. Long-running systems

systems that run for the lifetime of the application or for a very long time should have:

* `bool system_init(system_state* state)` a `init` function
* `void system_shutdown(system_state* state)` and a `shutdown` function

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#### 3. TODO