Setup Kit chapter
Naming Conventions
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Your file name is more important than your folder. Here's the system that makes finding predictable.
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Your folder structure tells you where things go. Your file names tell you what things are. Get the naming wrong and even the best folder structure won’t save you.
Most people name files the way they think in the moment. That’s the problem. You don’t need a name that makes sense now. You need a name that makes sense in three years when you’ve completely forgotten the context.
What this chapter covers
- Your file name is more important than your folder
- Start with the shared part
- Your dates are backwards
- Date or category? One question settles it
- Version numbers beat final
- Four digits for custom ordering
- Numbered prefixes for subcategories
- Sort by name where it helps
- Casing matters more than you think
- Characters and patterns that cause trouble