Nomen est Omen: Naming Things Considered Hard

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How to choose clear, lasting names for code elements such as classes, functions, and variables using practical naming principles and conventions. It discusses the challenges developers face when naming and offers concrete guidance to make names understandable and informative for the original author and for other developers.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 1:25History of Language
3. 5:14History of Programming Languages
4. 7:59Why Naming Matters
5. 9:18Recommendations for Language
6. 15:42Recommendations for Code

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