The Guild of Naming Things

For the hours spent finding the perfect variable, server or project name, and the regret that follows.

Award it to someone today. Your own email app sends it.

Choose a format Metal challenge coin Coming soon 1.75" antique-bronze coin with a 3D high-relief front, raised rim lettering and a beaded edge. Ships in a clear capsule with a backing card. Plastic challenge coin Coming soon 1.75" soft PVC (rubber) coin with 2-3 levels of relief, painted in antique-bronze tones. Lighter and lower-cost than metal. Ships in a clear capsule with a backing card.Available once the artwork is finished. Die-cut vinyl sticker Coming soon 3" die-cut vinyl sticker of the coin artwork with a UV- and water-resistant laminate. Laptop and water-bottle grade.Available once the artwork is finished.

Physical coins and stickers are coming soon. Until then, you can email this coin for free.

Meaning

For the hours spent finding the perfect variable, server or project name, and the regret that follows.

Design

Front (Obverse)

Top rim: THE GUILD OF NAMING THINGS
Bottom rim: ONE OF THE TWO HARD PROBLEMS
Center: A medieval scribe with a quill stares in anguish at a parchment. Crossed-out names fill it: data, data2, temp, thing, stuff, and finally data2_final_FINAL.

Back (Reverse)

An inkwell and quill with the inscription "NAMING IS HARD".

Finish & Style

Antique bronze challenge coin, ~1.75" diameter, high-relief center scene, raised rim lettering, beaded outer edge. Matches the existing ITChallengeCoins series.

How to Earn It

Rename a poorly named class, variable, server or system across an entire codebase or environment.
Or establish a naming convention your team actually follows.
Or find a production server named after a cartoon character, a planet or someone's dog.

Citation

For the courage to call a thing by its true name.