What's the significance of TLD-first domain-like identifiers?

Question

\"TLD-first domain-like identifiers\" is a mouthful but that\'s all I can come up with.

I\'ve seen these used in various places over the years and wondered what the hist

Answer 1

It's a bit subjective. You can be used to conventions like "stackoverflow.com", and wonder what the heck all this "com.apple" stuff is about. Or you can be a programmer with years of experience and stuff like "System.out" could be the most natural thing for you.

com.apple is like saying "look into the com domain, inside this, look for apple".

apple.com is like saying "look for apple, which can be found in the com domain".

So it all depends on the environment/situation you're using. Just my two cents!