[1] I wish I knew this earlier: The Art of Naming

I would always name my services / interfaces / handlers and everything else you can think of with the suffix ....Service.

Why?

I guess... Lack of maturity. Lack of experience. Nobody told me otherwise?

For instance:

UserService for managing user accounts.
SessionService for handling user sessions.
PermissionService for governing user permissions.

I really hope you can see that doesn't the Service part seem redundant? It doesn't enhance clarity. In fact, it often obfuscates the real purpose of the entity.

I wish I knew earlier that naming can be more descriptive, and there are alternatives that often make more sense.

To help fellow developers, here's a quick guide:

1. Third-party Service Integrations:

Instead of UserService, consider:
- UserManager
- UserHandler
- UserConnector

2. Processing or Logic:

Instead of UserService, consider:
- UserModifier
- UserHandler
- UserValidator (for validation logic)

3. Data Storage or Retrieval:

Instead of UserService, consider:
- UserStore
- UserRepository
- UserArchive (if it's mainly for historical data)

4. Components that Transform Data:

Instead of UserService, consider:
- UserTransformer
- UserAdapter
- UserConverter

5. Components Handling Caching:

Instead of UserService, consider:
- UserCache
- UserCacheProvider

6. Use-case Driven Naming:

Instead of UserService, consider:
- UserAuthenticator
- UserRegistrationProcessor
- UserPasswordResetter

7. Configuration Components:

Instead of UserService, consider:
- UserConfigProvider
- UserSettings