# Naming & Coding Standards

## General Standards

- **Explicit Names**: Favor clarity over cleverness.
- **Async Suffix**: Do **NOT** use the `Async` suffix in method names, even if they return `Task`.
- **Private Fields**: Do **NOT** use the `_` prefix for private fields.
- **Static State**: Avoid static state unless explicitly justified and documented.
- **Method Design**: Keep methods small, expressive, and with low cyclomatic complexity.

## Error Handling

- **Result & Maybe**: Use types from **CSharpFunctionalExtensions** for flow control and error handling.
- **Exceptions**: Reserved strictly for truly exceptional, unrecoverable situations.
- **Boundaries**: Never allow exceptions to leak across architectural boundaries.