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> I think it's a fine name, better than most, because it's a normal English word that says exactly what it does / what it's for Just because the name says exac
by filoleg 3y ago
> I think it's a fine name, better than most, because it's a normal English word that says exactly what it does / what it's for
Just because the name says exactly what the product does and what it's for, that doesn't automatically mean it is good. In fact, imo it is bad in a lot of cases.
Do you think Instagram would have gotten as popular if it was named FlexGallery, or if Nextdoor was named SpreadRumorsActVaguelyRacistForum, or if Twitter/X was named PopularityContestShortMessagesAndBadNewsSourceSpaceWithSomePorn?
I personally would say "no" to all of those, and it isn't just because the names get unnecessarily long and ugly. McDonalds would never rename itself to Cheap Passable Fast Food Restaurant.
- simonw 3y agoSome things really can buck the trend - ChatGPT is a _terrible_ name but provided so much obvious utility that it managed to reach a large consumer market despite that.
- ziddoap 3y agoChatGPT and Scuttlebutt are both bad names, sure, but in completely distinct ways.
- rzzzt 3y agoFlexGallery could work... the rest are Java class names.
- filoleg 3y agoActually agreed about FlexGallery, now that I am thinking about it. As for the rest, they just miss [...]Factory and [...]Controller prefixes, and then they truly would become typical Java classes.