Naming commands with prefixes like Verify, Validate, or Check is a design smell that leads to query-like commands, race conditions, and chatty integrations. Using the 'Yoda Principle' — do or do not, there is no try — commands should express clear business intentions (e.g., ReserveProducts instead of VerifyProductExists). This mindset shift helps avoid hidden race conditions, redundant pre-checks, and poorly defined module boundaries in event-driven systems.
