Naming

[Mark_Wallace]

Give it a name that has absolutely nothing to do with its purpose, then give a different (but similarly inappropriate) name to its executable. Then you have to name the installation program "setup.exe", and include a readme file that only states system requirements, and does not give a clue as to what the program is or does. And make sure that the installer installs the program in a subdirectory of PF that is named after what you might name a company if you owned one (or after a favourite uncle; something like that), and that any Start menu shortcuts are also placed in a subdirectory with a name that says nothing whatsoever about the program itself. Once you have implemented all of these points, you may freely enter the realm of professional shareware developers.

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

[Mark_Wallace]

Slacker007 wrote:

I name all my projects after my favorite super-heroes and I make sure that my project names have nothing to do with what I am actually developing.

But you really screwed up with the Flash memory management project...

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

[Jim Crafton]

Taking the same steps, and then just adding a "G" or "K" to the front of the name will grant you access to the Freetard Slave Foundation (FSF) and be suitable for distribution on systems like Gnome and KDE.

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[Rutvik Dave]

jgasm wrote:

honest politician

This never exist, not even in myth...

[Fabio V Silva]

Why shareware developers suck today? ;P

[AspDotNetDev]

Not all of those are mythical...

jgasm wrote:

unicorn

I see dehorned versions of these all the time!

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[keyboard warrior]

:laugh: nice.

[Fabio V Silva]

You still have to think of a name, sooner or later...

[Ian Shlasko]

Usually something generic, like "ReportGenerator" or "TradeUploader"... But when I'm starting something that will become a major system, I get creative. Then I like to take words apart, or even go to acronyms. The old portfolio management system I wrote at my previous job was called "___Sheets", where the ___ part was the first syllable of our group name... Not that creative, but it was a start. The current one I'm working on is "Raptor"... "Risk Analysis, Portfolio Tracking, Order Routing system"... Never thought I'd get away with that, but my boss loved it... Even wanted it to "roar" when it started up :)

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[Abhinav S]

:)

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[Abhinav S]

Mark Wallace wrote:

If I pay for automation, I expect to get automation!

And you do. You just don't get AI.

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[Abhinav S]

Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:

HereGoes.VCProj

I particularly like this one. :)

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[Gary Wheeler]

I go for the worst puns I can think of, or at least a play on words. Here's an example: We're developing a new product line, code-named "Mississippi" by the Powers That Be. My group's part of this is the system controller which runs the whole mess; it's name (chosen by yours truly) is "Delta[^]". My e-mail list for project members is called "Saints[^]".

Software Zen: delete this;

[Abhinav S]

I might have a tough time getting my code reviewd. :)

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[Abhinav S]

Rutvik Dave wrote:

honest politician This never exist, not even in myth...

Yeah will not even compile (there is a space in between). :)

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[OriginalGriff]

If I pay less, can I not have the Artificial Stupidity, please?

Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

[OriginalGriff]

A hard time, surely? :laugh:

Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

[Lost User]

WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong.VCProj.

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[OriginalGriff]

Never let us coders pick the name: 1) I called a project for Avon and Somerset Police LOLOLO 2) For the AA it was RELAY 3) And my PM tried really hard to get Computer Line Integrated Test Or Repair Information System off the ground...

Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.

[Fabio V Silva]

:laugh: Unfortunately, I have to pick the names for my personnal projects...