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# Notes on naming things
- URL: https://astrix-vellum.adrianoamalfi.com/notes-on-naming-things/
- Published: 2026-07-20T17:57:40.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-20T18:13:40.000Z
- Description: The two hard problems in software, minus the joke. Why a good name is a design decision.
- Author: Ines Marlowe
- Tags: Tools

A good name is a tiny act of design. It sets an expectation, draws a boundary, and tells you what belongs inside and what does not. A bad name quietly corrupts everything downstream of it.

Spend the extra ten minutes. The name will outlive the code.