Classnames for Common Application Buildingblocks

Question

Are you tired of the alway old Manager and Handler classes? Used all ...Thing, ...Dingus, Doodad, ...Entity, ...Gizmo or ...Object Suffixes? I certainly am and did.

So here I want to collect usefull Classnames.

I think this Article described it best:

Do not use “Manager” or “Helper” or other null words in a type name.

If you need to add “Manager” of “Helper” to a type name, the type is either poorly named or poorly designed. Likely the latter. Types should manage and help themselves.

So here the first few:

• Mailbox
  • Handles Messaging
• Messenger
  • Serves Notifications or other kinds of Messages
• Dashboard
  • Presents Data
• Renderer
  • agregates/builds Data

I'm not really sure where to put "Widget" Good or Bad? Also I'm currently searching for names for classes that:

• Authenticate with a server (Bouncer?)
• track changes on data
• holds and keeps track of documents
• manages Dialoges

Answer 1

• Holds and keeps track of documents

Seriously, DocumentManager. Nothing is ever cut and dry. Or depending on your needs, simply List<Document>.

Answer 2

This is a fun, yet delicate part of design. For me, it changes over time as design and requirement changes occur.

• Authenticate with a server (Bouncer?)

SecurityGuard

• track changes on data

VersionTracker

• holds and keeps track of documents

DocumentOrganizer, FileCabinet