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# [About naming things](https://jgroeneveld.hashnode.dev/about-naming-things?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

There is this one quote that I hear often repeated. There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things. -- Phil Karlton But is it really true? Yes, finding the perfect name for something is difficult. But let u...

Oct 1, 2022 · 3 min read · jgroeneveld.hashnode.dev  
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[Bilal Khan](https://hashnode.com/@ibilalkayy)

[Oct 2, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/about-naming-things/6338a6b359ff0afeb51dabd8/comment/63399d4afa20fa4bc8e5899b)

Thank you [Jaap Groeneveld](https://hashnode.com/@jgroeneveld) for this amazing post!