Problem Statement

Many languages have naming conventions regarding the identifiers used in the language, its libraries, and programs written in the language. Such conventions, which may be classified as de facto or de jure depending on how they are enforced,
often take the form of rules regarding prefixes, suffixes, and the use of upper-case and lower-case characters.
The naming conventions are sometimes a bit haphazard, especially if the language and/or library has gone through periods of evolution. (In this case: give a brief example and description.) Document (with simple examples where possible) the evolution and current status of these naming conventions. For example, name conventions for:

If possible, indicate where the naming conventions are implicit, explicit, mandatory or discretionary.
Any tools that enforced the the naming conventions.
Any cases where the naming convention as commonly violated. If possible, indicate where the convention is used to hint at other issues. For example the C standard library uses a prefix of "_" to "hide" raw Operating System calls from the non systems-programmer, whereas Python embeds member functions in between "__" to make a member function "private".

Let's start with the solution:

# Constants can start with either a lower case or upper case letter.
const aConstant = 42
const FooBar = 4.2

var aVariable = "Meep" # Variables must start with a lowercase letter.

# Types must start with an uppercase letter.
type
  FooBar = object


type
  PathComponent = enum
    pcDir
    pcLinkToDir
    pcFile
    pcLinkToFile


type
  PathComponent {.pure.} = enum
    Dir
    LinkToDir
    File
    LinkToFile