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I will sometimes put off (when I have other tasks) writing a new class for hours because I can't think of a resonably short but descriptive name.

by nnfy 9y ago

ardit33 9y ago
That's why almost all IDEs have "renaming" a class as a feature. I'd say roll with whatever name comes first, as you can always change it later. Dwelling too much with it can be a sign of perfectionism.... or procrastination, or ADD.... or just in-experience. As I got older and had more experience "naming" things stopped being a problem, as I always knew I could change things later on, and trying to be perfect on first shot is futile. Thinking of programming as an essay that will need some editing/revisions when done, helps a lot.
- Omnius 9y ago
  "I'd say roll with whatever name comes first, as you can always change it later. Dwelling too much with it can be a sign of perfectionism.... or procrastination, or ADD.... or just in-experience." -- I will take "things i will never do" for a 100 Alex.
  - AstralStorm 9y ago
    And then you end up with the eternal TO-DO. Congratulations.
    - Omnius 9y ago
      I was trying to be funny but the point i was making is that "i'll fix this later" just leads to a ton of technical debt that usually doesn't get fixed. In this one specific example being paralyzed about naming something is silly.
save_ferris 9y ago
Interesting, I usually give my class a slightly stupid name and figure out a better one once some or all of the behavior is in place.
- BurningFrog 9y ago
  Yeah, that works for me. A stupid enough name that I'd never check it in will probably be replaced within an hour, as I've gotten to know the class or function better. Another thing I do sometimes is tricking people into talking about the thing I'm trying to name without giving away that I'm looking for a name. They often just use the natural term I couldn't think of.
- nthcolumn 9y ago
  Right now, somewhere, some kid having descended several levels of java into a forgotten class is wondering what the hell a SnuffleupagusFactory does...

I will sometimes put off (when I have other tasks) writing a new class for hours because I can't think of a resonably short but descriptive name.

by nnfy 9y ago

I will sometimes put off (when I have other tasks) writing a new class for hours because I can't think of a resonably short but descriptive name.

ardit33 9y ago

That's why almost all IDEs have "renaming" a class as a feature. I'd say roll with whatever name comes first, as you can always change it later. Dwelling too much with it can be a sign of perfectionism.... or procrastination, or ADD.... or just in-experience. As I got older and had more experience "naming" things stopped being a problem, as I always knew I could change things later on, and trying to be perfect on first shot is futile. Thinking of programming as an essay that will need some editing/revisions when done, helps a lot.

Omnius 9y ago
"I'd say roll with whatever name comes first, as you can always change it later. Dwelling too much with it can be a sign of perfectionism.... or procrastination, or ADD.... or just in-experience." -- I will take "things i will never do" for a 100 Alex.
- AstralStorm 9y ago
  And then you end up with the eternal TO-DO. Congratulations.
  - Omnius 9y ago
    I was trying to be funny but the point i was making is that "i'll fix this later" just leads to a ton of technical debt that usually doesn't get fixed. In this one specific example being paralyzed about naming something is silly.

save_ferris 9y ago

Interesting, I usually give my class a slightly stupid name and figure out a better one once some or all of the behavior is in place.

BurningFrog 9y ago
Yeah, that works for me. A stupid enough name that I'd never check it in will probably be replaced within an hour, as I've gotten to know the class or function better. Another thing I do sometimes is tricking people into talking about the thing I'm trying to name without giving away that I'm looking for a name. They often just use the natural term I couldn't think of.
nthcolumn 9y ago
Right now, somewhere, some kid having descended several levels of java into a forgotten class is wondering what the hell a SnuffleupagusFactory does...