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Just a Spec · Oct 11, 2023 · 52 min

Naming Things

Ah yes, that notorious hard problem in computer science. Time to name some things as we talk abut the philosophy undergirding software development, why “naming things” is hard but also a core aspect of the job, the sometimes reluctance to name things in as disciplined a fashion on the frontend as on the backend, how to communicate across teams and stakeholders via Ubiquitous Language, the importance of embracing modern HTML & CSS semantics when naming things, and so much more. Hosted by Jared White & Ayush Links: Follow up: Playwright E2E testing TwoHardThings UbiquitousLanguage Classnames (Naming things needn’t be hard) How to Think Like a Framework Developer Adam Wathan on "vanilla" CSS Vanilla Breeze The Design System Ecosystem

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Ah yes, that notorious hard problem in computer science. Time to name some things as we talk abut the philosophy undergirding software development, why “naming things” is hard but also a core aspect of the job, the sometimes reluctance to name things in as disciplined a fashion on the frontend as on the backend, how to communicate across teams and stakeholders via Ubiquitous Language, the importance of embracing modern HTML & CSS semantics when naming things, and so much more.

Hosted by Jared White & Ayush

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