coding-standards

Coding standards establish baseline conventions for naming, readability, immutability, and error handling to reduce ambiguity and prevent mutation bugs. You need them to ensure maintainable code and improve review quality across frontend and backend projects.

To review code for maintainability, check for descriptive naming, KISS, DRY, and YAGNI adherence, immutability defaults, and structured error handling. Applying these conventions helps spot vague names, mutation risks, and missing validation in new modules or refactors.

Yes, these coding conventions apply to both frontend and backend codebases. They establish shared expectations for naming, readability, and error handling that are essential for onboarding contributors, guiding refactors, and setting up linting or type-checking rules.

The best way to enforce immutability and error handling in code reviews is to apply structured quality expectations. This involves requiring immutable update patterns and clean error handling to identify code smells and ensure safer refactoring across the change set.

You should always apply KISS, DRY, and YAGNI principles during refactoring to maintain a clean structure, but be cautious not to over-abstract. These principles guide maintainable code by keeping it simple and avoiding unnecessary complexity in new modules.