CWE-1099 — Inconsistent Naming Conventions for Identifiers
CWE-1099: Inconsistent Naming Conventions for Identifiers
MITRE CWE weakness
| Kind | Weakness |
| Abstraction | Base |
| Status | Incomplete |
| Likelihood of exploit | — |
Description
The product's code, documentation, or other artifacts do not consistently use the same naming conventions for variables, callables, groups of related callables, I/O capabilities, data types, file names, or similar types of elements.
Common consequences
- Other: Reduce Maintainability, Increase Analytical Complexity
Mitigations
(none listed)
References
- CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1099.html
- CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html
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