My coding guidelines

The code itself

Code should be simple. If it does too much, split it up. Don’t just add code, ask yourself if it’s simple, flat, consistent and self explanatory. If not, change it! To simplify, use describing names, and keep the code flat. This way the code is going to tell a story.

The coding mentality

Always enhance the code you are working on. The fact that you wrote it a while ago, or somebody else wrote it, doesn’t mean you can’t improve it. Apply the boyscout rule a.k.a. improve! Code should be as simple as possible. Never complicate but simplify.

Start by learning the basics and you will end up loving them. By truly understanding the basics, you can more easily start learning new things. Because everything is build upon those basics.