Guides
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
Please read the contribution guidelines before submitting a pull request.
In particular: if you have commit access, please don't merge changes without waiting a week for everybody to leave feedback.
Credits
Thank you, contributors!
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License
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