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Do you know how to name a GitHub Repository?

Last updated by Tiago Araújo [SSW] over 2 years ago.See history

Consistent naming is important so that users of your GitHub account can easily find what they are looking for and so that you appear professional.

name github bad
Figure: Bad example – Repository names are not consistently formatted

name github ok
Figure: OK example – Repositories are following the lower-cased hyphenated format that is common for open source projects

name github good
Figure: Good example – Repository names are name-spaced in the format [CompanyName].[ProjectName]

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