Best Coding Practices
From Coder Merlin
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— Merlin, The Coder
- No global variables
- Appropriate capitalization
- Appropriate and descriptive variable names
- Appropriate and descriptive function names
- Appropriate use of functions
- DRY: Do Not Repeat Yourself
- DIE: Duplication is Evil
- Appropriate indentation
- Helpful whitespace
- Appropriate placement of closing braces and parentheses
- Appropriate use of preconditions
- Deliberate and helpful comments
- Avoid "obvious" comments
- Avoid deep nesting
- Limit line length
- Appropriate file organization
- Generally one class per file
