Naming convention for non-virtual and abstract methods

Question

I frequently find myself creating classes which use this form (A):

abstract class Animal {
  public void Walk() {
    // TODO: do something before walking

    /         


        

Answer 1

Methods are means of taking action and going by that rule method names should be either verb or verb phrases.And its applicable to methods irrespective of where they are declared.For me Dog.Walk looks more natural than Dog.WalkInternal.And yes naming of method is more of a guideline than a design pattern :).If you are a .Net guy , then I will recommend "Framework Design GuideLines" book by Brad Adam and Krzystof Cwalina , which clearly address such problems.