WTH Can't an area and an entity have the same name

Archive Month of "What the heck?!" 2022
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Having an area with the same name as an entity breaks the dashboard view maintained by home assistant with the error:

Error loading the view strategy:

TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading ‘toUpperCase’)

There should at least be a warning when naming an area, if that name clashes with an existing entity.

Also described a year ago here.
And a closed-for-lack-of-activity bug report here

Seems like it should be an easy fix and quick to confirm.

In my case I had a hue bulb:

  • Entity ID: light.hue_white_candle_1_2
  • Name: Pantry

And an Area:

  • Area ID: pantry
  • Name: Pantry

Changing the Name (not Area / Entity ID) breaks / unbreaks the dashboard view.
A simple warning when naming an area would be a good first step.