Programming Best Practices
Language specific:
Here are few things TODO no matter what programming language you use.
White Space Hygiene
Tabs vs spaces: spaces only.
Configure your IDE to:
- eliminate trailing white spaces;
- eliminate trailing newlines in the file.
Width Guides
I try to limit my code width to 80 columns. In vscode I use a ruler to
provide such a guide.
Sizing Your Functions
If the function does not fit on your screen - it is too big.
Naming Best Practices
Watch Your Constructor / Initializer
Constructor (initializer in python) does not return value and just initializes the space allocated for the object. Therefore, in its body, do NOT perform any action that may fail. You can still raise an exception though.