# "Naming Things" is a Poor Name for Naming Things • Buttondown

<https://buttondown.email/hillelwayne/archive/naming-things-is-a-poor-name-for-naming-things/>

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## What Jamie wrote

The challenge of naming things is well known in the software world. It’s hard. This article is a good writeup on "why" it is so hard, and provides a framework for how to think about it. Also see [Why Is Naming Things Hard?](https://neilkakkar.com/why-is-naming-things-hard.html) by Neil Kakkar.

## Facts

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- [WT174: Weekly Thing #174 / Responsively, Underline, Skittish](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/174/), Recommended Links

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