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nblackburn
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What is your golden rule as a developer?

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  • 8
    8y
    You must follow a styleguide when available and/or proper coding conventions.
  • 25
    8y
    In my 6 years of development expierence... my answer to this is...

    Do not date the Graphic Design girl whose desk is next to yours.
  • 12
    8y
    Document EXACTLY what people request. This way when I finish what they ask, I can turn around and say no when they request more.
  • 5
    8y
    SOLID, readability, simplicity.
  • 2
    8y
    Build and test. When in doubt, JFDI.
  • 4
    8y
    Watch what you merge
  • 6
    8y
    Don't get attached to anything that isn't a personal project.

    Oh yeah, and hold in the cuss words til after the meeting.
  • 11
    8y
    Write the code as if the next person that has to maintain it is an axe murderer that knows where you live.
  • 2
    8y
    git push --force
  • 13
    8y
    Don't push to production on Friday
  • 7
    8y
    KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid 👍🏻
  • 2
    8y
    don't git push after dark
  • 4
    8y
    If my code is working, reward myself with coffee. If my code is not working, motivate myself with coffee.
  • 1
    8y
    Implement the simplest thing that can possibly work then see what problems actually occur and solve those instead of guessing what problems you need to solve ahead of time.
  • 1
    8y
    code quality
  • 4
    8y
    If you can't draw it on a whiteboard, it's too soon to start coding.
  • 2
    8y
    Campground rule: leave it better than you found it
  • 1
    8y
    Write and Implement content so that even a less-educated person can understand what was implemented.
  • 0
    8y
    Make it work.
  • 0
    8y
    Some great rules here people, keep it up!
  • 1
    8y
    Simplicity is golden. No need to complicate things. If it takes longer for a cleaner version... So be it.
  • 0
    8y
    Work hard, play hard!
  • 1
    8y
    learn to love coffee, it is your only true friend
  • 0
    8y
    Use margins and tidy your code.
    Oh, the code is not some thing that personal
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