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Best way to name your programs? - JavaProphet - Jun 23, 2015
So, I frequently run into the "what do I call it" problem.
I could just skip creativity and name everything "Jstuff", etc, but that's no fun.
In my current case, I'm writing a Java->Native compiler, and every name I think of is sounding cheesy.
* - JavaProfit - Jun 23, 2015
Step 1: If you prefix all of your products with a J, please consider changing that.
Step 2: Don't use hipster names that have nothing to do with the program's purpose.
* - sdk - Jun 23, 2015
I have the Same problem usually I will ask someone or end up using a really cheesy name. Also do take into consideration Systemic.
* - +Haze - Jun 24, 2015
I sometimes have the same problem but with classes, I'm stumped on what to name it.
OP just give it a unique name, Python does it all the time, they create something and give it a name that has 0% link with the project, take for example, BeautifulSoup, who would of thought that was a HTML parser, also, Flask too. Who would of thought that was a framework too.
* - Grin - Jun 24, 2015
I was thinking NCompiler or is that too bland?
* - Dan K - Jun 24, 2015
(Jun 24, 2015 12:49 PM)s0c1al Wrote: > irrational hate
First of all, thanks for asking your frends to add negative rep to me, but an java->native compiler is near impossible, kthnx ;-)
It's not impossible (for other people to make).
* - JavaProphet - Jun 24, 2015
@Grin What does the N stand for? Otherwise, it tell's you what it is, so I'm liking it.
* - badvibes - Jun 24, 2015
(Jun 24, 2015 01:07 PM)JavaProphet Wrote: @Grin What does the N stand for? Otherwise, it tell's you what it is, so I'm liking it.
native compiler
haha
get it?
* - JavaProfit - Jun 24, 2015
(Jun 24, 2015 01:21 PM)badvibes Wrote: native compiler
haha
get it?
It's almost like the name has something to do with the program
* - WildeThing - Jun 24, 2015
(Jun 24, 2015 01:21 PM)badvibes Wrote: native compiler
haha
get it?
Should be more like:
NO-mpiler
* - nOrr - Jun 24, 2015
"Yet another" followed by the function of the program. I.e. Avuna could be "Yet Another Web Server"
* - WildeThing - Jun 24, 2015
(Jun 24, 2015 04:18 PM)nOrr Wrote: "Yet another" followed by the function of the program. I.e. Avuna could be "Yet Another Web Server"
I think "A procedural, shitty" would be a better statement to precede the function of the program.
* - csrk - Jun 26, 2015
While working on it, a describtive name is never wrong. You can always change it to something better later on.
* - clark.dll - Jun 27, 2015
I just keep things as specific/short as possible. You don't need to be creative to think of a name, so don't try too hard.
* - matt - Jun 27, 2015
I like abstract words that sound very appealing, Avuna for instance.
Look up statistics on most appealing or used words and blend them together to make a compound word or blend them together.
For some reason you have to have a "cute" prefix like adding a Y to the end of a name or something.
Words from other very unknown languages work well.