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Code Quality Standards. Use it everytime you plan or implement any code.

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Universal Code Quality Standards

Naming Conventions (adapt to language case style)

  • Classes/​Types: nouns that represent concepts
  • Functions/​Methods: verbs that describe actions
  • Booleans: questions (is/​has/​can/​should)
  • Constants: descriptive, not abbreviated
  • Avoid: abbreviations, single letters (except i,j for loops), mental mapping

Function Design

  • Single responsibility
  • Maximum 3-4 parameters
  • One level of abstraction
  • No side effects unless name indicates
  • Early returns for guard clauses
  • Pure functions when possible

Code Organization

  • Group related code together
  • Order: public before private
  • Most important/​high-level code first
  • Dependencies at top

Comments

  • Why, not what (code explains what)
  • Explain non-obvious business rules
  • Document gotchas and workarounds
  • Keep comments updated with code
  • Prefer self-documenting code over comments

Error Handling

  • Fail fast, fail clearly
  • Specific error types
  • Include context in error messages
  • Don't swallow exceptions
  • Log appropriately

Magic Numbers

  • Extract to named constants
  • Explain the meaning, not just the value

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