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by jplhomer 1462 days ago
Shopihydroreact?

The name happens to pair nicely with Oxygen, our hosting platform: https://shopify.dev/custom-storefronts/oxygen

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You probably know this, but ignore that guy. "the global namespace" lol

They're good names. Obviously if there is ever ambiguity, one would simply say "Shopify Hydrogen" or "Shopify Oxygen".

As if everything else isn't named with other random words... React, express, moment, chalk, gulp, path, jest, morgan, passport, and countless others. That's just npm packages. Rust? Elixir? Go???

Turns out we name things whatever we want and it doesn't pollute the global namespace because context exists.

We're meant to invent new words for everything? Talk about pollution... We definitely need more words like Shopiract! /s

Pairs nicely? You realize what happened to the Hindenburg when they paired hydrogen and oxygen together?
Water seems to be pretty popular though.
Sounds like an explosive combination ;)
It crashed and burned.
Which is also badly named, then.

These names work great for internal servers or services. Only.