Dev Guidelines

Welcome to our Development Guidelines repository. This collection of documents outlines our team's approach to software development, collaboration, and code quality standards.

Purpose

These guidelines serve multiple purposes:

• Onboarding: Help new team members quickly understand how we work
• Consistency: Ensure consistent practices across the team
• Efficiency: Document patterns that increase development velocity
• Quality: Maintain high standards for code and process quality

Available Guidelines

Workflow & Process

• PR Workflow Guidelines - How to effectively manage branches and Pull Requests, including strategies for parallel development and handling dependencies between features

Code Style & Quality

(Coming soon)

Architecture & Design

(Coming soon)

Testing

(Coming soon)

How to Use These Guidelines

These documents represent our team's current best practices, not rigid rules. They should be treated as living documents that evolve with our team's experience and needs.

1. Read First: Start with guidelines relevant to your current task
2. Apply When Appropriate: Use the recommended approaches when they fit your situation
3. Suggest Improvements: If you find better approaches, propose updates to these guidelines
4. Ask Questions: Use these documents as conversation starters

Contributing to Guidelines

We welcome improvements to these guidelines! To contribute:

1. Create a branch from main
2. Make your changes or additions
3. Submit a PR with a clear explanation of your proposed changes
4. Seek feedback from the team

Remember that good guidelines are clear, practical, and reflect actual team practices rather than theoretical ideals.