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A guide for programming in style.

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Guides

Reviewed by Hound

Guides for getting things done, programming well, and programming in style.

High level guidelines:

  • Be consistent.
  • Don't rewrite existing code to follow this guide.
  • Don't violate a guideline without a good reason.
  • A reason is good when you can convince a teammate.

A note on the language:

  • "Avoid" means don't do it unless you have good reason.
  • "Don't" means there's never a good reason.
  • "Prefer" indicates a better option and its alternative to watch out for.
  • "Use" is a positive instruction.

Contributing

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In particular: if you have commit access, please don't merge changes without waiting a week for everybody to leave feedback.

Credits

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License

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