Naming convention for Visual Studio solutions and projects

Question

We were thinking about organizing our BIG project this way:

\\trunk
  [CompanyName]
    [Product1]
        [Project1]
          CompanyName.Product1.Project1.csproj
          


        

Answer 1

I consider this is better

\trunk
  [CompanyName]
    [Product1]
      CompanyName.Product1.sln
      [Main] --Optional
        CompanyName.Product1.csproj
      [Project1]
        CompanyName.Product1.Project1.csproj
      [Project2]
        CompanyName.Product1.Project2.csproj
    [Product2]
      CompanyName.Product2.sln
      [Main] --Optional
        CompanyName.Product2.csproj
      [Project1]
        CompanyName.Product2.Project3.csproj
      [Project2]
        CompanyName.Product2.Project2.csproj
      [Project3]
        CompanyName.Product2.Project2.csproj

Why? Because when you get the code from repository you get, by example, "Product1" directory, it contains all you need to work. The [Main] directory contains the default base namespace, usually the exe or main project. It is optional.