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I like style guide used by google for c++, published here . Is there any similar style guide available for c# also? I'm looking for more of good practices along with simple things like naming just like in google style guide for c++.

Billyhole · Accepted Answer · 2025-12-11 19:52:41Z

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I've been creating one for my development team by combining parts of all the good / great ones that I've been able to find. Here are links to the ones I am using...

Microsoft - Design Guidelines for Class Library Developers - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229042.aspx

SubMain C# / VB.NET Coding Guidelines - http://submain.com/products/guidelines.aspx

DotNetSpider - C# Coding Standards and Best Programming Practices - http://www.dotnetspider.com/tutorials/BestPractices.aspx

Microsoft – C# Programming Guide - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/67ef8sbd.aspx

Phillips Medical Systems - Coding Standard C# - http://www.tiobe.com/content/paperinfo/gemrcsharpcs.pdf

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carloswm85 Nov 6, 2025 at 20:44

Interesting. Some links are dead.

Community · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-20 09:12:55Z

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Microsoft has finally published C# Coding Conventions used to develop documentation.
For naming conventions and design guidelines refer to Framework Design Guidelines by Microsoft.

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kiritsuku · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-03 14:31:52Z

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I have found IDesign to be one of the most comprehensive coding standards documents around. It covers things like naming conventions and other best practice elements. You can download a copy from here: IDesign C# Coding Standard

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Kostas Over a year ago

Just a question about IDesign: I clicked the link and the web page is asking me for my email along with a captcha. Looks kind of fishy to me. Is this how the web page is usually structured?

Eonasdan Over a year ago

for anyone else who comes here: just use a mailinator email address and download the zip file with pdfs

Wai Ha Lee · Accepted Answer · 2020-01-10 10:39:19Z

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You may want to have a look at StyleCop.

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Pradeep · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-13 08:57:57Z

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See if ICSharpCoding guideline helps you. Otherwise if you are telling that you liked Google's C++ guideline, you can adopt it. Main point is that entire team is agreeing to it and following it.

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