Philosophy

Our team is less interested in adhering to strict code standards and more about following a sound coding philosophy:

• Prioritize clarity and readability - keep every solution as simple as possible

• Only use an abstraction if it adds value - such as preventing repetition

• Minimize dependencies - remove every dependency that's not absolutely necessary

• Avoid premature optimization - make it work first, then make it performant if there is time and budget

• Comment a lot - you'll thank yourself later

• Don't refactor unless there is a return on the time investment - resist the urge to recode something that works just because there is a better way or a new cooler technology

• You can't learn it all - pick your frameworks and stick with them (Craft, Vue, etc.)

• Approach the new and shiny with caution - stay with the pack and use the most common software everyone is using (or at least software that has a proven community)

• Avoid hype - the underlying technology of the thing you are building doesn't matter as much as the thing itself and how well it works (especially to the client)

• Remember the user and what they want - if your user's experience isn't good, it doesn't matter if the site is running the latest javascript library

• Put yourself in your clients shoes - they don't care about technology - they don't understand why something is hard or easy on a technical level

Happy coding!