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# Throwback Thursday: June 27, 2024
- URL: https://nolongerset.com/throwback-thursday-2024-06-27-2/
- Published: 2024-06-28T02:17:31.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-08T12:40:52.000Z
- Description: Today's edition of Throwback Thursday is all about naming things, one of the two hard problems in computer science.
- Author: Mike Wolfe
- Tags: Throwback Thursday, #Import 2026-05-20 02:59

*With over a million words scattered across more than 1,300 articles on this blog, you've probably missed a few things here.*

*That’s why each week in "Throwback Thursday," we’ll revisit some standout posts. Expect a blend of my personal favorites, insightful articles from other great minds, and a touch of coding humor to keep things light.*

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## Highlights from NoLongerSet.com

[Naming Conventions Matter: Making Wrong Code Look WrongJoel Spolsky and Antonin Scalia join forces to help illustrate the importance of sensible code naming conventions.![](https://nolongerset.com/favicon.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2021/10/peas-580333_1920.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/naming-conventions-matter/)

[Database Date Field Naming ConventionNaming is hard. When it comes to naming conventions, the key is to keep things simple. Here’s how I like to name the date and time fields in my databases.![](https://nolongerset.com/favicon.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2021/09/dave-hoefler-Foei3c2jYq4-unsplash.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/date-field-naming-convention/)

[Enum Type Naming ConventionThe combination of “IntelliSense overload” and “global identifier case changes” convinced me I needed a different approach.![](https://nolongerset.com/favicon.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2020/10/scrabble-15546_1920.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/enum-type-naming-convention/)

[My File System Variable Naming Convention for VBA“SourcePath” may be one of the worst variable names ever written. Is it the full path to a source file? Is it the folder where my source files are located?![](https://nolongerset.com/favicon.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2022/08/school-supplies-4717249_1920.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/vba-file-system-naming-convention/)

## Wisdom from Around the Web

[Making Wrong Code Look WrongWay back in September 1983, I started my first real job, working at Oranim, a big bread factory in Israel that made something like 100,000 loaves of bread every night in six giant ovens the size of…![](https://i0.wp.com/www.joelonsoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/11969842.jpg?fit=192%2C192&ssl=1)Joel on SoftwareJoel Spolsky![](https://i0.wp.com/www.joelonsoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/05/hungarian.png?ssl=1)](https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2005/05/11/making-wrong-code-look-wrong/)

## Developer Humor

> There are 2 hard problems in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-1 errors.  
> \- [Leon Bambrick](https://x.com/secretGeek/status/7269997868)

Source: *[Two Hard Things](https://martinfowler.com/bliki/TwoHardThings.html)*, by Martin Fowler

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