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Re:Names should be cute, not descriptive by ilyt on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @06:25AM (#34323188)
You need to do it anyway if your names are too descriptive*

"video-encoder is not working"

"oh, you mean ffmpeg"

"no, our microservice is called video encoder"

Also they are not neccesarily one or the other, you can name something that hints at its function but it is not straight dictionary description of it.

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Re:Names should be cute, not descriptive by surement on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @10:33AM (#34326337)
> "no, our microservice is called video encoder"

using cute names shouldn't be an alternative to learning to name things properly

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Re:Names should be cute, not descriptive by wlonkly on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @07:00PM (#34333228)
Should've called it "video encoder service". Then people could refer to VES and you'd still have no idea what it was.
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