Consistent API practices

Maintain consistency in API design, documentation, and implementation across all supported platforms to improve developer experience and reduce friction.

API Documentation Standards:

• Use code formatting (backticks) when referencing API methods: initialize, de_initialize, not initialize, de_initialize
• Use correct capitalization for platform names: iOS, Android (not ios, android)
• Refer to the library consistently as “MapLibre Native” rather than variations like “maplibre-gl”

Cross-Platform Implementation:

• Implement new API features across all supported platforms simultaneously when possible
• When implementing features in phases, document the limitation and provide a timeline for complete implementation
• Ensure consistent behavior across platforms for identical API methods

Example: Cross-platform implementation Instead of:

// Adding feature only for Android
// platform/android/CHANGELOG.md
* Add support for the [`slice` expression](https://maplibre.org/maplibre-style-spec/expressions/#slice) ([#1113](https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-native/pull/1133))

Prefer:

// Implementing across platforms
// CHANGELOG.md
* Add support for the [`slice` expression](https://maplibre.org/maplibre-style-spec/expressions/#slice) across all platforms ([#1133](https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-native/pull/1133))

Following these practices ensures that developers have a consistent experience regardless of which platform they are using and reduces confusion when working with MapLibre Native APIs.