๐Ÿ”— Google Style Guides

Google Style Guides This project (google/styleguide) links to the style guidelines we use for Google code. AngularJS Style Guide Common Lisp Style Guide C++ Style Guide C# Style Guide Go Style Guide HTML/CSS Style Guide JavaScript Style Guide Java Style Guide Objective-C Style Guide Python Style Guide R Style Guide Shell Style Guide Swift Style Guide TypeScript Style Guide Vim script Style Guide

๐Ÿ”— Does Your Name Suck? – Eat My Words | Eat My Words

Does Your Name Suck? โ€“ Eat My Words | Eat My Words The SMILE & SCRATCH test: SMILE if your name has these 5 winning qualities: Suggestive โ€“ evokes a positive brand experience Meaningful โ€“ your customers โ€œget itโ€ Imagery โ€“ visually evocative to aid in memory Legs โ€“ lends itself to a theme for extended mileage Emotional โ€“ resonates with your audience SCRATCH it if it has any of these 7 deal breakers:...

๐Ÿ”— Steve Jobs: A Few Memories—Stephen Wolfram Blog

Steve Jobs: A Few Memoriesโ€”Stephen Wolfram Blog About Steve Jobsโ€™ theory on naming stuff: I asked Steve why he thought it was good, and he told me his theory for a name was to start from the generic term for something, then romanticize it . His favorite example at the time was Sonyโ€™s Trinitron. Well, it went back and forth for a while. But in the end I agreed that, yes, Mathematica was a good name....

๐Ÿ”— WORDOID – Creative Naming Service

WORDOID โ€“ Creative Naming Service Wordoids are made-up words. They look nice and feel great. They are good for naming things. And moreโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”— Seth’s Blog: Naming a business

Sethโ€™s Blog: Naming a business First, (โ€ฆ) The LESS it has to do with your category, the better. Second, please pick a real english word, or a string of them. (โ€ฆ) Third, be sure itโ€™s easy to spell AND pronounce. (โ€ฆ) Fourth, donโ€™t obsess about getting a short web name. (โ€ฆ)