Question

Typically languages have keywords that you are unable to use directly with the exact same spelling and case for naming things (variables,functions,classes …) in your program. Yet sometimes a keyword is the only natural choice for naming something. What is your system for avoiding/getting around this clash in your chosen technology?

Answer 1

I just avoid the name, usually. Either find a different name or change it slightly – e.g. clazz instead of class in C# or Java. In C# you can use the @ prefix, but it’s horrible:

int @int = 5; // Ick!