As I’ve mentioned before, my company is trying to decide if we really need to keep using Spring now that we’re in a “full” JEE environment. As I’ve pondered this over the past few days, I’ve realized (as I figured we would) that the choice is not so simple. Our desire in this evaluation is to try to make the best decision for our company, but that’s not so easy with the cacophony of voices out there.
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Everyone knows that one of the most important things a software project is a good name, but coming up with a good name is not easy. To help with the process, we apply what my boss, Mitch, refers to as the front porch test, which is actually a rule of thumb from the pet world. It goes like this:

When picking a name for a dog, imagine yourself standing on the front porch yelling the dog’s name out into the neighborhood. If you think you’d feel like an idiot yelling that name, then choose something else.

Replace “dog” with “program” and you should get the idea.

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