practices

Avoid double negative logic

Conditional logic should avoid double negatives.

Use consistent coding conventions, automatically enforced

Code should be formatted the same way and enforced automatically using tools.

Logic should be in the positive

Logic should ask, "Is this true?" instead of "Is this not true?"

Separate core logic from the framework

Core logic that is related to solving a business or domain problem should exist outside of a framework.

Software should be easy to debug

When software behaves unexpectedly, it should be easy to understand what is causing the problem.

Ensure documentation is easy to amend

When encountering documentation, it should be easy to make changes.

One single source of truth

Data should be held in one location, duplicates of that data should be by reference only.

Compute properties when possible

Documentation should be close to the code

Documentation, in all forms, should be as close as it can be to the code.

Open–closed principle

Software entities should be open for extension, but closed for modification.