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What is the difference between camelCase and PascalCase?

camelCase lowercases the first word and capitalizes every following word (userProfileImage); PascalCase capitalizes every word including the first (DatabaseConnector). camelCase is standard for variables and functions in JavaScript and Java, while PascalCase is reserved for class, type and component names.

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