This is a very short blog post I wanted to share, I often like to remind myself of these things while I am solving problems and working in teams. This is an intense consolidation of 5 years experience.

1. Make sure you use consistent language and remember words matter.
2. Identify what the the deliverable feature is before you start working on it.
3. Identify and clearly communicate in the code the areas of awkwardness.
4. Make sure you understand responsibilities in/of the code and make it obvious where they are.
5. Duplication over incorrect abstraction (this one requires more thought than you might assume!).
6. Always have and show empathy for your fellow developer 🙌

Caveat; Try your best to form opinions, it will help with all of the above, even if those opinions get old or are slightly off they will still help!

I want to add to the list in the future as I continue to learn and gain experience, if there are any other obvious items you would like to add or some gems I am missing, please share them in the comments below. The wider the range of values and perspectives for this list the more accurate and helpful it will be.

Rory