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Re:Making a programming language using Rust by harikb on Sunday November 08, 2020 @04:57PM (#25029466)
Part zero made me chuckle! Whenever I start a project I go through the same motion of trying to find a good name for it. I am sure it is not rational, but somehow I would hate the project myself if the name doesn’t feel right.
Re:Making a programming language using Rust by emmanueloga_ on Sunday November 08, 2020 @05:18PM (#25029644)
I decided to pick a naming theme and name every new experiment folder accordingly. Works pretty well, surprisingly as/if your project evolves you tend to find connections with the (randomly picked) name.

I'm using sea creatures lately :-).

Re:Making a programming language using Rust by harshitaneja on Sunday November 08, 2020 @06:06PM (#25029949)
I am going to try this. Naming is hard.
Re:Making a programming language using Rust by bGl2YW5j on Sunday November 08, 2020 @06:30PM (#25030077)
Def fun for personal projects, but when it comes to work, I've been on projects made up of multiple services with the silliest, vaguest names ever; all this did was made it impossible to remember what each service actually did! Such a hassle.
Re:Making a programming language using Rust by freeopinion on Sunday November 08, 2020 @06:58PM (#25030222)
I know, right? I can never keep C and D straight in my head. I think I'd be ok if it wasn't for R. It's all so confusing.
Re:Making a programming language using Rust by chrismorgan on Monday November 09, 2020 @01:33AM (#25031971)
If I can’t immediately decide on a good name, I like to take a single word (or occasionally as many as three) that describes it, and take the initial (or initials) and use that as a code name. That way I know I’ve got to change it, and avoid the risk of retaining a bad name because of inertia. One project I have going at present is code named “B”. Some previous examples have been “ABC”, “C” and “V”.