Naming
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Not all of those are mythical...
jgasm wrote:
unicorn
I see dehorned versions of these all the time!
:laugh: nice.
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I think it must be known in some circles that thinking of a name is a large stumbling block for a project, as you well know. And this must be why Microsoft gives its projects code names. I like to follow the same principle in my own work. The code is what's really important, I'll think of the name later!
You still have to think of a name, sooner or later...
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How do you come up with your projects' names? Seriously, I have lots of ideas that go to waste just because I can't find a name...
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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:laugh: yeah blame Microsoft...
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Abhinav S wrote:
No. Visual Studio does.
Quite right, too! If I pay for automation, I expect to get automation!
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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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Another.VCProj Some.VCProj TestApp.VCProj Temp345.VCProj HereGoes.VCProj And so on here. :)
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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
HereGoes.VCProj
I particularly like this one. :)
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Try something completely unrelated but thought provoking, like Kama Sutra for example. :)
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I might have a tough time getting my code reviewd. :)
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How do you come up with your projects' names? Seriously, I have lots of ideas that go to waste just because I can't find a name...
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[^]".
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jgasm wrote:
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This never exist, not even in myth...
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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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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If I pay less, can I not have the Artificial Stupidity, please?
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I might have a tough time getting my code reviewd. :)
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A hard time, surely? :laugh:
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
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How do you come up with your projects' names? Seriously, I have lots of ideas that go to waste just because I can't find a name...
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.
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Another.VCProj Some.VCProj TestApp.VCProj Temp345.VCProj HereGoes.VCProj And so on here. :)
There are some really weird people on this planet - MIM.
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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.
:laugh: Unfortunately, I have to pick the names for my personnal projects...
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WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong.VCProj.
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Trollslayer wrote:
WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong.VCProj WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong.VBProj.
Le..Me..Fi..Fy.. (LMFIFY) :)
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How do you come up with your projects' names? Seriously, I have lots of ideas that go to waste just because I can't find a name...
'foo', 'junk',... :rolleyes:
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How do you come up with your projects' names? Seriously, I have lots of ideas that go to waste just because I can't find a name...
With my eyes shut, I open an encyclopaedia at a random location and point to a topic and wherever I land becomes the codename. It's known as the Womble effect.
I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be
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How do you come up with your projects' names? Seriously, I have lots of ideas that go to waste just because I can't find a name...
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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.
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Mark Wallace wrote:
include a readme file that only states system requirements
Also make sure the requirements are completely random as well.
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You still have to think of a name, sooner or later...
Only if the project survives.
