I realized I always make a source folder under home and then subfolders named after programming languages to organize projects but then I realized I somehow had my own convention for how to store my source code and I have no idea where I got it from

Then I thought. what about other Linux users ?

What sorts of conventions do you have that pertains to folder structure in Linux ?

  • Dave@lemmy.nz
    13·
    2 months ago

    Multiple people in this topic say they organise in directories for different programming languages, something I have never considered and I find it to be an odd way of organising for some reason I can’t explain.

    Where do you put a project with a Javascript frontend and a Python backend?

    • underscores@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      for me I consider that a web project so it goes into the typescript folder, if it’s backend only then python

      • Dave@lemmy.nz
        8·
        2 months ago

        Why group it into language instead of say a ‘web’ directory or ‘android’/‘mobile’?

        I’m just curious, I am more of a ‘throw everything in one directory and home I remember what I’m looking for’ sort of organiser.

        • vandsjov@feddit.dk
          3·
          2 months ago

          I agree, just have it by project. Otherwise I might have to look in different folders to find something. And what does it add, that something is grouped by language?

        • underscores@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          for me the project exists because I thought “id like to play with <language> today” but not necessarily “I want to make a <platform> project”