Golden rule

Question

What is the golden rule in programming?

Answer 1

Answer: If it works, don’t touch it.

Answer 2

Comment the line which produces error

Answer 3

Brain first

Answer 4

Keep it simple stupid :)

Answer 5

Keep your source code easy to Understand. The goal of the source code is to explain future programmers or maintainers what the code actually does.

Answer 6

it will always take more time than you expected.

if something might get go wrong, it will.

10% of your code will produce 90% of problem

don't bring the changes into the working code at the end of the day. Leave it till next morning.

spend long time to write couple of lines of code to make it work? Be so kind, write above this code two more lines of comment explaining yourself what have you done.

Review your code after a while.
Simple is better.
Always keep old code in case you want to come back.

Answer 7

I whould think the golden rule is to remember that the computer you coding on is not smart at all and only outputs what you tell it to. So if you run into a problem don't get mad review your code because you might have missed something small.

Answer 8

Keep it readable

Answer 9

KISS : KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID

Answer 10

Always check your code before running its output.😁