Variable naming for arrays/lists/collections - C# [closed]

Question

What should I call a variable instantiated with some type of array?

Is it okay to simply use a pluralised form of the type being held?

IList<Person> people = new List<Person>();

or should I append something like 'List' to the name?

IList<Person> personList = new List<Person>();

Also, is it generally acceptable to have loops like this?

foreach(string item in items)
{ 
    //Do something 
}

Answer 1

This is simple code convention, so you should go with what your team is used to. If you are single per project, just keep using the same convention whatever that is.

LE: the loop is ok, though it's a distinct question.

Answer 2

As mentioned before this is really very subjective but, I'd go for what looks best in the intellisense dropdown when you use the classes as that is probably the first point of interaction other developers using your code will have.