How to choose a good namespace name? [Linguistically]

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English in not my native language, therefore it is a little more difficult to pick a good name for a namespace. Are there any best practices, conventions or rules I should adhere to?

One example to make you see my problem a bit better:

We have a set of classes that have to do with the way a company is organized (we can create organizational charts with it). Currently the namespace is CFW.CoreSystem.Organizational. Is this a good name?

Comments are most welcome!

_{(There are many questions about good class names, but this question is about namespaces!)}

Edit
What is linguistically the best way to name a namespace? (CFW.CoreSystem.Configuration is better than CFW.CoreSystem.Configurables).

you will get better answers at [Programmers](http://programmers.stackexchange.com) — Pankaj Upadhyay, Nov 25 '11 at 12:18
There is a Similar question in SO too : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/918894/namespace-naming-conventions — Mohamad Alhamoud, Nov 25 '11 at 12:20

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 25 '11 at 12:17

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Follow Microsoft guidelines:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229026.aspx

Company.(Product|Technology)[.Feature][.Subnamespace]

answered Nov 25 '11 at 12:17

Saeed Neamati

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All good and well.. but it doesn't say anything about the way a Subnamespace is named. 'Configuration' is a better namespace than 'Configurable'. Any ideas about linguistics? – Kees C. Bakker Nov 25 '11 at 12:28
Yeah, still you can see other guidelines [here](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229045.aspx). – Saeed Neamati Nov 25 '11 at 12:31

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 25 '11 at 12:18

Use namespaces to group your classes in a logical way. If your classes are al about organizational stuff, than yes, this is a good namespace. BUT, I think your classes should be grouped more to the shared purpose they have. So, if you have a bunch of controllers...ad them to the CFW.CoreSystem.Controllers namespace for example.

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 25 '11 at 12:19

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In our company every namespace starts with the company name, after that the program, so they look like:

Company.Program.BL.Something;

answered Nov 25 '11 at 12:19

Fischermaen

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 25 '11 at 12:26

MSDN article - .Net Framework Naming Pattern and Guidelines.

A consistent naming pattern is one of the most important elements of predictability and discoverability in a managed class library. Widespread use and understanding of these naming guidelines should eliminate many of the most common user questions. This topic provides naming guidelines for the .NET Framework types. For each type, you should also take note of some general rules with respect to capitalization styles, case sensitivity and word choice.

How to choose a good namespace name? [Linguistically]

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