#Naming
Quotes about naming
Naming is a powerful and intrinsic part of human experience, serving as a bridge between identity and expression. It is the art of assigning words to people, places, and things, encapsulating their essence in a single term. This process is not just about labels; it is about imbuing meaning and significance. Names can evoke emotions, tell stories, and even shape destinies. They are the first gift we receive and often the last thing we leave behind. People are drawn to quotes about naming because they resonate with the universal quest for understanding and connection. These quotes capture the profound impact a name can have, whether it’s the comfort of hearing your own name spoken with love or the thrill of discovering the perfect name for a new creation. In a world where identity is constantly evolving, the right name can provide a sense of belonging and clarity. As you explore the world of naming, you’ll find that it is not just about what we call things, but about how we define our world and ourselves.
There is no shame in loving: it is the sign of a generous heart, and pain the price of an open soul.
She was doubtful, amid our toxic swirl of new namegiving; what she doubted was the reality of names, though she had to deal with them; she certainly felt that naming is seldom accurate, name and thing coincide only for a short time. She shrank from stamping any name on herself, the brand mark which decides which herd you belong to and which stable you should occupy.
People sometimes ask me what length I look for in a method. To me length is not the issue. The key is the semantic distance between the method name and the method body. If extracting improves clarity, do it, even if the name is longer than the code you have extracted.
Life being what it is, you won't get your names right the first time. In this situation you may well be tempted to leave it—after all it's only a name. That is the work of the evil demon Obfuscatis; don't listen to him. If you see a badly named method, it is imperative that you change it. Remember your code is for a human first and a computer second. Humans need good names.
It is a beautiful impulse to contain the infinite in the finite, to rest order from the chaos, to construct a foothold so we may climb towards higher truth. It is also a limiting one, for in naming things we often come to mistake the names for the things themselves.
To let blessed babies go dangling and dawdling without names, for months and months, was enough to ruin them for life.