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At my first job there was once a discussion about the best practices
and principles all developers on the team should follow. One of our
senior engineers wrote this short "manifesto" on a whim that I've
copy-pasted verbatim below, in case this is of use to anyone else out
there.

This is the engineers' manifesto, applicable to things beyond
engineering as well.

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  * Be ethical

      + Your hands are on the keyboard, not your manager's

  * People first

      + Code is written first for people to use (users), and also for
        other people to read (fellow devs or you in the future)

      + Processes are created for people. Processes should fit people
        not the other way around

  * Quality is non-negotiable

      + Negotiate scope, negotiate time, negotiate resources, do not
        negotiate quality

  * Invest in yourself

      + Hone your craft and learn your tools

      + Don't do work you don't understand

      + Understand both how to do it from a technical perspective,
        but more importantly understand what value it provides to the
        world

      + If you are not moving forwards, you're going backwards

  * Embrace failure

      + Fail fast and learn from it

      + Iterate

  * Respect your teammates

      + Respect their time. Be present. Participate

      + Embrace asynchronous collaboration

      + Be humble

      + Teach through code reviews, learn from code reviews

  * Happy developers are productive developers

      + Take time off

      + Find meaning in your work

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        Dobs
        4 hrs agoLiked by Siddhesh
 
[https] This is great!!

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        Dr Alka RANADE
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[https] Applies to any Profession whatsoever

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