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I like codenames that have some sort of a association with the thing being named, like “igor” for the service that retrieves something, or “hoard” for the servi
by VincentEvans 4y ago
I like codenames that have some sort of a association with the thing being named, like “igor” for the service that retrieves something, or “hoard” for the service that stores something, or whatever. Because the association helps you remember, but it’s also is loose enough to allow for things to evolve and responsibilities to be split in the future.
- lioeters 4y agoEarlier this week I saw the name "bob" for a build system.
- VincentEvans 4y agoI approve :)
- aaronbrethorst 4y agoThis requires everyone else who works on your product to be embedded in and cognizant of the same pop culture as you. Sorry, engineers who grew up in another country. Sorry, offshore QA team is going to be utterly baffled by your nomenclature. Sorry, college grad new hires.
- VincentEvans 4y agoIt has downsides, just like any other proposed naming scheme.