Ask HN: How do you name software?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39329614
by thekashifmalik • 2 years ago
3 8 2 years ago

I recently released some software and it took considerable effort to name. After the public announcement, I learned there was a preexisting project with the same name. Since my software isn't at v1, I'm back to the drawing board. It is a CLI so my criteria is:

- It has to be short enough to type comfortably.

- It has to have a domain available.

- I have to feel an affinity for it.

That last point is fuzziest. How do other people name software?

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