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Ask HN: How do you name personal or company projects?

1•rhyloo•3h ago
I'm really interested in naming conventions applied to projects. I think it's the first part of a good story. I usually define two names: the first is for common use, and the second is more like a code. For example, Fat Man is the bomb’s name, but if I said Fat-Man-DOC-123HAJK123, that's a coded version.

Do you have a naming convention for your own projects? How does your company create them? Explain it in the comments and let's discuss the best ones.

Examples:

Texas Instruments uses names like: TAS5518-5261K2EVM. According to DeepSeek: TAS: Indicates a Texas Instruments Audio Solution 5518: The specific model number of the IC 5261: A code unique to the EVM design K2: Likely denotes a revision or variant of the EVM EVM: Standard suffix for Evaluation Module

JETDS: Military Nomenclature System https://jptronics.org/Military/JANAP161/an.definition.html 1st Letter - Type of Installation 2nd Letter - Type of Equipment 3rd Letter - Purpose

IMO, it's like the first part of a good story—something like "Mark II" or "Apollo".

Comments

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I kinda just try to think of something clever, honestly.
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I buy a bunch of sticker letters at Michaels and un-peel them then put them in a pile in a garage. I then run a leaf blower to the pile towards the wall and use whatever letters stick to the wall

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