# Naming things

> There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things.

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Phil Karlton ([who did say it](https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/19836/has-phil-karlton-ever-said-there-are-only-two-hard-things-in-computer-science))
:::

These are projects that stand out for naming things.

- [Anakin](https://github.com/Timmmm/anakin): "Kill orphan processes"
- [burgled-batteries](https://github.com/pinterface/burgled-batteries): "A Common Lisp / Python Bridge"
- [cadaver](https://github.com/notroj/cadaver): a command-line WebDAV client
- [Chumsky](https://github.com/zesterer/chumsky): "Write expressive, high-performance parsers with ease."
- [Cloneoa](https://github.com/donnaken15/Cloneoa): "Klonoa Custom Level Engine"
- [depenguin.me](https://depenguin.me/): "Install FreeBSD-14.0 on a dedicated server from a Linux rescue environment"
- [F2](https://github.com/ayoisaiah/f2): "F2 is a cross-platform command-line tool for batch renaming files and directories quickly and safely."
- [goagain](https://github.com/rcrowley/goagain): "Zero-downtime restarts in Go"
- [Wack0/entii-for-workcubes](https://github.com/Wack0/entii-for-workcubes): "PowerPC Windows NT ported to Nintendo GameCube/Wii/Wii U"
- [Humility](https://github.com/oxidecomputer/humility): "Debugger for Hubris". [Hubris](https://github.com/oxidecomputer/hubris) is an embedded kernel.
- [oreboot](https://github.com/oreboot/oreboot): "oreboot is a fork of coreboot, with C removed, written in Rust."
- [Pay Respects](https://github.com/iffse/pay-respects): "Command suggestions, command-not-found and thefuck replacement written in Rust"
- [Pretendo](https://pretendo.network/): a FOSS replacement for Nintendo's servers for the 3DS and Wii U
- [Puffer Fish](https://github.com/nickeb96/puffer-fish): text expansions for the fish shell
- [xxHashish](https://gitlab.com/rindeal/xxHashish): "xxHash in pure POSIX shell script"
- [Zerox OCR](https://github.com/getomni-ai/zerox): "Zero shot pdf OCR with gpt-4o-mini"

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Published 2023-08-27, updated 2025-12-07.

Tags:

- humor
- names
- programming