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> I find it more of the problem when people make a good library that solves a problem with a predictable name, but then they give their library some other cute name

This is why I said Boaty McBoatface. You look for Boats? It has "boat" literally two times in it's name.



No you were clearly arguing for "memorable". Do you argree now that it's a worthless quality for a name? (in software engineering)


I disagree that it is worthless.

What I agree with is that it is not strictly necessary, but that is a label that you can stick on a lot of things. Things that make our lives easier. Memorability of names is not a necessity in software engineering, just as is descriptiveness, but it certainly does not hurt.




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