Denny I see this pretty similar. I had big problems pushing for some conventions during my study especially because you don't have anything to say to you co-students. You're not their boss. Luckily my experience in the "real" industry is way better! Sure not everyone has the same attitude to naming and documentation, but…
I would advice using numbers instead of letters for suffixes, for example _01, because it helps if a programmer wants to use naming conventions and then through code say "give me the five first". It is convenient at times. It is also like SimonT said, some operating systems and apps use lexicographic sorting and adding…
I previously worked mostly in source modding so I learned a lot of fundamentals from the structure in half-life 2 and other valve games, but right now I'm on an indie team working in unity. I got to help create some conventions for the project, but these below are just my internal rule of thumb. 1. Which information do you…