Ask HN: Which folder/directory do you store code in?

4 pointsllmblockchain1y ago24 comments

I'm doing some summer clean up and curious to hear how people store/organize their code :)

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23 comments · 16 top-level

Leftium1y ago· 2 in thread

    /s/p/

I made my project base folder path as short as possible. This reduces noise in error output, etc.

Also lots of people blur their username from pathnames in screenshots. No need to do that.

'p' is short for projects

's' is a drive partition used for local copies of data synced to cloud storage (Dropbox, Google files, etc). Can be backed up less frequently.

I use https://www.insynchq.com to prevent folders like 'node_modules' from being synced

Leftium1y ago

One more tip:

https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide is amazing for returning to recent project folders from the CLI.

(Then I have a CLI command to open an explorer window. Directory Opus, actually)

Leftium1y ago

I keep old projects in:

    /s/p/.archived

I also started putting a text file in each repo like (readme.md) because I often forget either the name or purpose of a project after a few months/years.

synack1y ago· 2 in thread

~/src/projectname/ for things I've written, patched, or am contributing to.

~/build/projectname/ for things I've downloaded/cloned for reading or compiling.

I generally consider ~/build/ to be ephemeral and it gets deleted whenever I build a new PC or start running out of disk space.

~/src/* gets moved to ~/src.old/ roughly once every five years, just to keep things fresh. Both are still backed up.

llmblockchainOP1y ago

Interesting, I came to a similar structure.

~/.src/my # my stuff

~/.src/oss # things I've downloaded, built from source, etc.

I have a bash alias 'ws' that 'cd ~/.src' so most of my movement is like: 'cd my/gamedev/pong' or 'cd oss/helix', etc.

fragmede1y ago

why a hidden folder?

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vhodges1y ago· 2 in thread

~/work/src/...

fragmede1y ago

what about things outside of your paid vocations?

vhodges1y ago

Sorry for the delay! I need a way to monitor discussions that isn't me polling for updates).

That IS my local/personal convention. It comes from my Amiga days where we had a second partition called work: (no home directories remember). I never liked ~/Documents very much but ~/work performs the same purpose.

nullindividual1y ago· 1 in thread

macOS:

/Users/userName/Developer

Windows:

C:\Users\userName\source

If you name a folder 'Developer' in macOS, it automatically adds a little Xcode-stylized icon.

newaccountman21y ago

> If you name a folder 'Developer' in macOS, it automatically adds a little Xcode-stylized icon.

simonblack1y ago

    ~/wrk/projectname/

If I haven't touched a project in a long time the 'projectname' folder gets moved to an archive disk. That prevents my /home directory from getting clogged with obsolete projects. I always try to keep my /home directory under about 10-12 gigs.

/a1 is "archive-disk number one":

/a1/comp is where computer code/information/manuals/etc is stored:

/a1/comp/j_wrk_master is where inactive code projects are stored indefinitely

    '/a1/comp/j_wrk_master/projectname'

If the project needs to be worked on again, the '/a1/comp/j_wrk_master/projectname' folder gets moved back to become '~/wrk/projectname' again.

Rinse and repeat.

beretguy1y ago

~/Code/<repo hosting provider>/<username>/<group (if applicable)>/<project name>

For example:

~/Code/codeberg/beretguy/foo_group/bar_project

rwdf1y ago

`~/dev/` with subdirectories for personal and work projects, which are configured in my .gitconfig to automatically use the correct idents, keys, etc.

demondemidi1y ago

~/proj for messing around

~/github when I promote a messing around project to something i want to work on.

Same structure on Mac, Linux, and Windows (except I'm in %HOME% on 'doze).

mattbillenstein1y ago

~/src/<org-or-project>/<repo>

TillE1y ago

I like 'proj' for my own projects, 'git' for stuff I clone and may or may not contribute to.

kingkongjaffa1y ago

~/code/projectname

If I have an upstream branch I tend to do

~/code/GitHub/reponame

~/code/GitLab/reponame

Depending on where it’s hosted.

rabbitofdeath1y ago

~/projects/<repo>

rzzzwilson1y ago

~/gitlab/<repo>

talldayo1y ago

~/Documents/Code/

tony-allan1y ago

~/GitHub/<repo>

ycombinatrix1y ago

~/git

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23 comments · 16 top-level

Leftium1y ago· 2 in thread

    /s/p/

I made my project base folder path as short as possible. This reduces noise in error output, etc.

Also lots of people blur their username from pathnames in screenshots. No need to do that.

'p' is short for projects

's' is a drive partition used for local copies of data synced to cloud storage (Dropbox, Google files, etc). Can be backed up less frequently.

I use https://www.insynchq.com to prevent folders like 'node_modules' from being synced

Leftium1y ago

One more tip:

https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide is amazing for returning to recent project folders from the CLI.

(Then I have a CLI command to open an explorer window. Directory Opus, actually)

Leftium1y ago

I keep old projects in:

    /s/p/.archived

I also started putting a text file in each repo like (readme.md) because I often forget either the name or purpose of a project after a few months/years.

synack1y ago· 2 in thread

~/src/projectname/ for things I've written, patched, or am contributing to.

~/build/projectname/ for things I've downloaded/cloned for reading or compiling.

I generally consider ~/build/ to be ephemeral and it gets deleted whenever I build a new PC or start running out of disk space.

~/src/* gets moved to ~/src.old/ roughly once every five years, just to keep things fresh. Both are still backed up.

llmblockchainOP1y ago

Interesting, I came to a similar structure.

~/.src/my # my stuff

~/.src/oss # things I've downloaded, built from source, etc.

I have a bash alias 'ws' that 'cd ~/.src' so most of my movement is like: 'cd my/gamedev/pong' or 'cd oss/helix', etc.

fragmede1y ago

why a hidden folder?

1 more reply

vhodges1y ago· 2 in thread

~/work/src/...

fragmede1y ago

what about things outside of your paid vocations?

vhodges1y ago

Sorry for the delay! I need a way to monitor discussions that isn't me polling for updates).

nullindividual1y ago· 1 in thread

macOS:

/Users/userName/Developer

Windows:

C:\Users\userName\source

If you name a folder 'Developer' in macOS, it automatically adds a little Xcode-stylized icon.

newaccountman21y ago

> If you name a folder 'Developer' in macOS, it automatically adds a little Xcode-stylized icon.

simonblack1y ago

    ~/wrk/projectname/

/a1 is "archive-disk number one":

/a1/comp is where computer code/information/manuals/etc is stored:

/a1/comp/j_wrk_master is where inactive code projects are stored indefinitely

    '/a1/comp/j_wrk_master/projectname'

If the project needs to be worked on again, the '/a1/comp/j_wrk_master/projectname' folder gets moved back to become '~/wrk/projectname' again.

Rinse and repeat.

beretguy1y ago

~/Code/<repo hosting provider>/<username>/<group (if applicable)>/<project name>

For example:

~/Code/codeberg/beretguy/foo_group/bar_project

rwdf1y ago

`~/dev/` with subdirectories for personal and work projects, which are configured in my .gitconfig to automatically use the correct idents, keys, etc.

demondemidi1y ago

~/proj for messing around

~/github when I promote a messing around project to something i want to work on.

Same structure on Mac, Linux, and Windows (except I'm in %HOME% on 'doze).

mattbillenstein1y ago

~/src/<org-or-project>/<repo>

TillE1y ago

I like 'proj' for my own projects, 'git' for stuff I clone and may or may not contribute to.

kingkongjaffa1y ago

~/code/projectname

If I have an upstream branch I tend to do

~/code/GitHub/reponame