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 ## Development
 
-TBD
+OpenTelemetry C++ uses the [Google naming
+convention](https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html#Naming).
+
+Code formatting will be enforced automatically via `clang-format`.
 
 ## Pull Requests