Re: Development Standards

[Michael Ryan <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx>]

At least stars are in your eyes Buck. :)

Consistency is the main goal here. Rather than multiple developers all
using different conventions and techniques, the goal would be to have
everyone using the same methods. A goal would be to have a developer be
able to look at another developer's product without having to 'learn' their
technique. It's not much of a goal, but it's (I think) a critical first
step for more advancement.

What are some of the goals you've established and achieved,,,or not?

On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 2:09 PM, Buck Calabro <kc2hiz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 12/9/2016 12:41 PM, Michael Ryan wrote:
>
> > Well, yes. :) There's a gradual move to ILE, but there is still a fair
> > amount of monolith development. I would want to lean more towards ILE
> since
> > that's more involved. I think a standard that focused on ILE could be
> used
> > for OPM also, especially in terms of naming conventions and such.
> Promotion
> > could be similar too, just not as intricate with as many moving parts.
> > Anything would be appreciated.
>
> I've been the primary author of at least 4 shop standards over thirty
> odd years.  I have wicked strong opinions which have been burnt into my
> soul (ad astra per aspera).  Rather than make my usual noise, I'd like
> to take a moment to try to focus your thoughts for a minute.
>
> What do you want to accomplish?
>
> That is, it's ten years down the road.  Your goals have been fully met.
> What were those goals?  What do you want your code base to be like?  How
> much closer will Hungarian vs Java naming conventions (for example) get
> you there?
>
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