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Business Success with Open Source
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Business Success with Open Source

by VM (Vicky) Brasseur
March 2025
Intermediate to advanced
470 pages
12h 45m
English
Pragmatic Bookshelf
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Name the Project

One of the fundamental truths of software is Naming things is hard. You’ll find that some of the most animated conversations you have during the release process may be about what to name the project, software or not. Everyone will have an opinion, and more people than you’d imagine will want to share theirs.

The final name for the project is something that’s highly specific to your organization, but here are some tips you can keep in mind that may help you throughout the (potentially contentious) naming process.

Consider Following Existing Conventions

If the project will be a part of an existing ecosystem, have a look at some of the other projects there to see whether their names follow some sort of pattern or convention. For ...

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