[chore] folder/file naming conventions

[mitchellirvin]

we should pick a naming convention and update the entire repo to use that naming convention

currently for files we have a weird combination of Pascal-and-Spinal-Case

for the languages that have separated the neetcode 150 and the blind 75, we don't have a consistent convention for directory naming.

i'd propose moving to spinal-case across the board, but don't feel strongly about it. curious if anyone has strong opinions.

when we do the refactor, we should do it in chunks (maybe folder by folder) to make the PR reviews easier.

@neetcode-gh any preferences?

[pramitsingh0]

Hi, I would like to contribute to your work and was wondering if snake_case(words separated by underscores) will be a good fit for the issue, since you don't have a good feeling about spinal-case?

[mitchellirvin]

I'd be cool with snake case. Let's wait for @neetcode-gh to drop their two pennies before we start the refactor, though!

[pramitsingh0]

Hi. Are there any updates? Should I proceed with the work

[mitchellirvin]

Neet's probably been getting a ton of pings on this repo, it's blown up a bit since the video about the website update. It could be a while before there's a decision, I'd recommend finding other places to contribute in the meantime!

[neetcode-gh]

Thanks for looking into this! Yeah im fine with having a standard naming convention, but updating the file names will break the links on the site. The links will mostly have to be updated manually, along with the file names so I'm wondering if it's worth it. If there are any PRs that change file names, please cc me on them so I know to update the links, thanks!

[mitchellirvin]

one other thought to add to this. in some languages we're using a directory structure that maps to the categories on neetcode.io (e.g. neetcode_150/backtracking/).

we should likely decide on a single convention? In my opinion, it's easier to search w/ CMD + F if all the solutions are in one top level directory for that language (not everyone is familiar with the t shortcut on github.com). I'm not sure I see a benefit of using the nested dirs structure?

[qasim29]

I'm not sure I see a benefit of using the nested dirs structure?

In my Opinion the nested directory structure is quite compact and easy to use it really gives a brief knowledge about the domains of DSA in a glance.

[flonle]

I also find it easier to CTRL/CMD + F the repo to find solutions. The website already does a good job of showcasing the problems sorted into their respective domains.

[KC10201]

I think a nested directory structure is more organized and less cluttered. If we need to find which directory it belongs to, we could always add a list in the Readme to indicate which category each question is under.

[pramitsingh0]

Yep! Nested Directory Structure looks well organized and much easier to navigate around

[sdkdeepa]

Hello ! Could I contribute to this?