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 ## Headers
 
-* Headers should live in the same folder with it's implementation counterpart (if there's one)
+* Headers should live in the same folder with it's implementation counterpart (if there's one) **TODO**: This does not work with multiple implementations of a single header.
 * Headers should use header guards
 
+## Namespace usage
+
+* Do not use namespace blocks inside implementation files (`*.c`, `*.cpp`, `*.m`, `*.mm`). Use fully qualified names for definitions.
+* Do not use `extern "C"` blocks inside implementation files.
+
+### Runtime-specific
+
+* Put main module inside `namespace kotlin`
+* Put other modules under `namespace kotlin` in a nested `namespace [module_name]`
+* Put implementation details inside `.h`/`.hpp` into a nested `namespace internal` (e.g. implementation details of module `mm` go into `namespace kotlin { namespace mm { namespace internal { ... } } }`)
+* Put implementation details inside `.cpp`/`.mm` into a global anonymous `namespace`
+* For `extern "C"` declarations emulate namespaces with `Kotlin_[module_name]_` prefixes.
+
 ## Naming
 
 * Types should use `PascalCase`